Where does “bienséant” come from?
bienséant (French) comes from French séant, from French seoir, from Middle French seoir, from Old French seoir, from Old French sedeir, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
bienséant (French): becoming, decorous, seemly; proper, decent
Definitions
- becoming, decorous, seemly; proper, decent
Ancestry of “bienséant”, step by step
bienséant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French séant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | séant | present participle of seoir; sejant; sitting |
| 2 | French | seoir | to be suitable for; to be proper for; to be... |
| 3 | Middle French | seoir | to be; to be situated; to sit down |
| 4 | Old French | seoir | to sit; to sit down |
| 5 | Old French | sedeir | Alternative form of seoir |
| 6 | Latin | sedeō | to sit, to be seated |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |
via French bien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bien | good, all right, great; good looking, nice; well |
| 2 | Middle French | bien | well |
| 3 | Old French | bien | well; indeed; possession; object of value |
| 4 | Latin | bene | well; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably |
| 5 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 6 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |