Where does “seoir” come from?

seoir (French) comes 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.

seoir (French): to be suitable for; to be proper for; to be...

Definitions

  1. to be suitable for; to be proper for; to be...

Ancestry of “seoir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “seoir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Italic sedēō →Every word from Latin sedeō →