Where does “sad-cited” come from?

sad-cited (English) comes from English excited, from English excite, from Middle English exciten, from Old French exciter, from Latin excitō, from Latin excieo, from Latin ex-, from Latin e.

sad-cited (English): The feeling of being sad and excited at the same time, especially at the transition from an ending to a beginning

Definitions

  1. The feeling of being sad and excited at the same time, especially at the transition from an ending to a beginning

Ancestry of “sad-cited”, step by step

sad-cited traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English excited

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexcitedHaving great enthusiasm; Being in a state of...
2EnglishexciteTo stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement
3Middle Englishexciten
4Old Frenchexciter
5Latinexcitōto call forth: to rouse, awaken, summon
6LatinexcieoAlternative form of exciō; call out, arouse,...
7Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
8LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
9LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
10Latincommūnicōto impart, share
11Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
12Old Latincom(m)oinis
13Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
15Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
16Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
17Middle Englishkyt

via English sad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsad"Emotionally negative."; Sated, having had one's...
2Middle Englishsadsated, weary having had enough
3Old Englishsædfull, sated; weary; seed
4Proto-West Germanic*sād
5Proto-Germanicsēdizseed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Middle English kyt
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