Where does “sessility” come from?
sessility (English) comes from English sessile, from Latin sessilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
sessility (English): The condition of being sessile
Definitions
- The condition of being sessile
Ancestry of “sessility”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sessile | Permanently attached to a substrate; not free to... |
| 2 | Latin | sessilis | suitable as a seat; that is low-growing; dwarf;... |
| 3 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |