Where does “séance” come from?
séance (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.
séance (French): session
Definitions
- session
Ancestry of “séance”, step by step
séance 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 Latin sedentia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sedentia | nominative neuter plural of sedēns; accusative... |