Where does “sentâ” come from?

sentâ (Friulian) comes from Portuguese sentar, from Old Portuguese sentar, from Vulgar Latin sedento, from Latin sedēns, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

sentâ (Friulian): to sit, sit down; to settle

Definitions

  1. to sit, sit down; to settle

Ancestry of “sentâ”, step by step

sentâ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese sentar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesentarto seat; to sit; to twerk
2Old Portuguesesentar
3Vulgar Latinsedentothird-person plural future active imperative of...
4Latinsedēnsseating, being seated
5Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
6Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Latin sedentāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsedentāreto sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-Every word from Proto-Italic sedēōEvery word from Latin sedeō