Where does “siège” come from?

siège (French) comes from Old French siege, from Vulgar Latin sedicum, from Latin sedem — accusative singular of sēdēs.

siège (French): seat, chair; siege

Definitions

  1. seat, chair; siege

Ancestry of “siège”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsiege—
2Vulgar Latinsedicum—
3Latinsedemaccusative singular of sēdēs

Words derived from “siège”

Every word from Latin sedem →Every word from Vulgar Latin sedicum →Every word from Old French siege →