Where does “sedentary” come from?
Sedentary comes from Middle French sédentaire, from Latin sedentarius, derived from the Latin suffix -arius added to the root sed-, meaning to sit.
sedentary (English): Not moving; relatively still; staying in the...
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- Not moving; relatively still; staying in the...
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