Where does “seĝo” come from?

seĝo (Esperanto) comes from French siège, from Old French siege, from Vulgar Latin sedicum, from Latin sedem — accusative singular of sēdēs.

seĝo (Esperanto): seat, chair

Definitions

  1. seat, chair

Ancestry of “seĝo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsiègeseat, chair; siege
2Old Frenchsiege
3Vulgar Latinsedicum
4Latinsedemaccusative singular of sēdēs

Words derived from “seĝo

Every word from Latin sedemEvery word from Vulgar Latin sedicumEvery word from Old French siege