Where does “sedan” come from?

sedan (Finnish) comes from English sedan, from Italian sede, from Latin sēdēs, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

sedan (Finnish): sedan body style for cars

Definitions

  1. sedan body style for cars

Ancestry of “sedan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsedanAn enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single...
2Italiansedevenue; see; branch
3Latinsēdēsseat, chair
4Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
5Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →
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