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...
Definitions
- Not moving; relatively still; staying in the...
Ancestry of “sedentary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | sédentaire | — |
| 2 | Latin | sedentārius | sitting; sedentary |
| 3 | Latin | sedēns | seating, being seated |
| 4 | Latin | sedeō | to sit, to be seated |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |