Where does “sedativo” come from?

sedativo (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin sedativus, from Latin sedatus, from Latin sedo, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

sedativo (Italian): sedative

Definitions

  1. sedative

Ancestry of “sedativo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinsedativus—
2Latinsedatusallayed, calmed, appeased; ended
3LatinsedoI allay, settle, still, calm, assuage or appease;...
4Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
5Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “sedativo”

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