Where does “bienséance” come from?
bienséance (English) comes from French bienséance, from French bienséant, from French séant, from French seoir, from Middle French seoir, from Old French seoir, from Old French sedeir, from Latin sedeō — to sit.
bienséance (English): Propriety, decorum
Definitions
- Propriety, decorum
Ancestry of “bienséance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bienséance | propriety |
| 2 | French | bienséant | becoming, decorous, seemly; proper, decent |
| 3 | French | séant | present participle of seoir; sejant; sitting |
| 4 | French | seoir | to be suitable for; to be proper for; to be... |
| 5 | Middle French | seoir | to be; to be situated; to sit down |
| 6 | Old French | seoir | to sit; to sit down |
| 7 | Old French | sedeir | Alternative form of seoir |
| 8 | Latin | sedeō | to sit, to be seated |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |