Where does “sessile” come from?

sessile (Italian) comes from Latin sessilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

sessile (Italian): sessile

Definitions

  1. sessile

Ancestry of “sessile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsessilissuitable as a seat; that is low-growing; dwarf;...
2Latin-ilis-ile
3Proto-Italic-elis—
4Proto-Indo-European-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin sessilis →