Where does “sedate” come from?

sedate (Latin) comes from Latin sedo, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

sedate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “sedate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsedoI allay, settle, still, calm, assuage or appease;...
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 →