Where does “subside” come from?

Subside comes from Latin subsido, formed from the prefix sub- and the root sub, ultimately descending through Proto-Italic supo and Proto-Indo-European upo to the root h₃ewp-.

subside (English): To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as...

Definitions

  1. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as...

Ancestry of “subside”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsubsidoI squat; I settle, subside; I run aground
2LatinsidoI sit down, I seat oneself, I settle; I sink...
3Proto-Italicsizdōsit, settle
4Proto-Indo-Europeansísdetito be sitting down
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “subside”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sísdeti →Every word from Proto-Italic sizdō →
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