Where does “sessile” come from?
Sessile comes from Latin sessilis, from the past participle sessus of sedere, meaning to sit, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sed-.
sessile (English): Permanently attached to a substrate; not free to...
Definitions
- Permanently attached to a substrate; not free to...
Ancestry of “sessile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sessilis | suitable as a seat; that is low-growing; dwarf;... |
| 2 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “sessile”