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
- to sit
Ancestry of “sitta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | asseoir | to sit down; to get seated; to assert; to sit... |
| 2 | Middle French | asseoir | to sit down; to sit; to place |
| 3 | Old French | asseoir | to sit down; to sit |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | assedere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | assidēre | — |
| 6 | Latin | sedeō | to sit, to be seated |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |