Where does “sitta” come from?

sitta (Haitian Creole) comes from French asseoir, from Middle French asseoir, from Old French asseoir, from Vulgar Latin assedere, from Latin assidēre, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

sitta (Haitian Creole): to sit

Definitions

  1. to sit

Ancestry of “sitta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchasseoirto sit down; to get seated; to assert; to sit...
2Middle Frenchasseoirto sit down; to sit; to place
3Old Frenchasseoirto sit down; to sit
4Vulgar Latinassederethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5Latinassidēre
6Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
7Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-Every word from Proto-Italic sedēōEvery word from Latin sedeō