Where does “sedan” come from?
Sedan comes from Italian sede, from Latin sedes meaning seat or dwelling place, derived from Latin sedeo meaning to sit, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sed-.
sedan (English): An enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single...
Definitions
- An enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single...
Ancestry of “sedan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | sede | venue; see; branch |
| 2 | Latin | sēdēs | — |
| 3 | Latin | sedeō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |
Words derived from “sedan”