Where does “soi” come from?

soi (French) comes from Old French sei, from Latin sēdēs, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

soi (French): one; oneself; himself, herself, itself

Definitions

  1. one; oneself; himself, herself, itself

Ancestry of “soi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsei—
2Latinsēdēsseat, chair
3Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
4Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “soi”

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