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Where does “sedēre” come from?

sedēre (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

Ancestry of “sedēre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—
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