Where does “silla” come from?
silla (Galician) comes from Spanish silla, from Old Spanish siella, from Latin sella, from Proto-Italic sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo-.
silla (Galician): chair; raised stone for installing a hive
Definitions
- chair; raised stone for installing a hive
Ancestry of “silla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | silla | chair; saddle |
| 2 | Old Spanish | siella | — |
| 3 | Latin | sella | seat, chair; sedan chair; saddle |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sedlā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sed-lo- | — |