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
- to sit, sit down; to settle
Ancestry of “sentâ”, step by step
sentâ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese sentar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | sentar | to seat; to sit; to twerk |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | sentar | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | sedento | third-person plural future active imperative of... |
| 4 | Latin | sedēns | seating, being seated |
| 5 | Latin | sedeō | to sit, to be seated |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |
via Latin sedentāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sedentāre | to sit |