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Where does “sedia” come from?

sedia (Italian) comes from Italian sedere, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

sedia (Italian): chair

Definitions

  1. chair

Ancestry of “sedia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansedereto sit; to sit down, take a seat; bottom, butt,...
2Latinsedeō—
3Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “sedia”

  • reinsediare
  • insediare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →