Where does “sinta” come from?

sinta (Guinea-Bissau Creole) 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.

sinta (Guinea-Bissau Creole): to sit

Definitions

  1. to sit

Ancestry of “sinta”, step by step

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