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Where does “sedent” come from?

sedent (English) comes from Latin sedentis, from Latin sedens, from Latin sedeo, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

sedent (English): sitting; inactive; quiet

Definitions

  1. sitting; inactive; quiet

Ancestry of “sedent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsedentisgenitive masculine singular of sedēns; genitive...
2Latinsedensseating, being seated
3LatinsedeoI sit, I am seated; I sit in an official seat;...
4Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—
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