Where does “messeoir” come from?

messeoir (French) comes 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.

messeoir (French): to be unsuitable; to be unwanted

Definitions

  1. to be unsuitable; to be unwanted

Ancestry of “messeoir”, step by step

messeoir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French seoir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchseoirto be suitable for; to be proper for; to be...
2Middle Frenchseoirto be; to be situated; to sit down
3Old Frenchseoirto sit; to sit down
4Old FrenchsedeirAlternative form of seoir
5Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
6Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Old French meseoir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmeseoir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-Every word from Proto-Italic sedēōEvery word from Latin sedeō
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