Where does “sedative” come from?

sedative (English) comes from Middle English sedatif, from Medieval Latin sedativus, from Latin sedatus, from Latin sedo, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

sedative (English): An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming...

Definitions

  1. An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming...

Ancestry of “sedative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsedatifsedative
2Medieval Latinsedativus—
3Latinsedatusallayed, calmed, appeased; ended
4LatinsedoI allay, settle, still, calm, assuage or appease;...
5Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
6Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “sedative”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Italic sedēō →Every word from Latin sedeō →
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