Where does “sedate” come from?
Sedate comes from Latin sedatus, the past participle of sedare meaning to calm or settle, derived from sedere meaning to sit, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sed- meaning to sit.
sedate (English): Remaining composed and dignified, and avoiding...
Definitions
- Remaining composed and dignified, and avoiding...
Ancestry of “sedate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sedatus | allayed, calmed, appeased; ended |
| 2 | Latin | sedo | I allay, settle, still, calm, assuage or appease;... |
| 3 | Latin | sedeō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |
Words derived from “sedate”