Where does “sedoso” come from?
sedoso (Galician) comes from Galician seda, from Old Portuguese seda, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito-, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.
sedoso (Galician): silky
Ancestry of “sedoso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | seda | silk; bristle; crack, chink, crevice in an object |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | seda | — |
| 3 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |