Where does “soprassedere” come from?

soprassedere (Italian) comes from Italian sedere, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

soprassedere (Italian): To postpone or put off

Definitions

  1. To postpone or put off

Ancestry of “soprassedere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansedereto sit; to sit down, take a seat; bottom, butt,...
2Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
3Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Italic sedēō →Every word from Latin sedeō →