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Where does “assiento” come from?

assiento (English) comes from Spanish asiento, from Spanish asentar, from Spanish sentar, from Latin sedentāre, from Latin sedēns, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

assiento (English): A contract or convention between Spain and other...

Definitions

  1. A contract or convention between Spain and other...

Ancestry of “assiento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishasientoseat; sediment, deposit; treaty, pact
2Spanishasentarto settle; to set up; to settle; to secure; to...
3Spanishsentarto seat; to set, to establish, to lay; to sit...
4Latinsedentāre—
5Latinsedēns—
6Latinsedeō—
7Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—
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