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Where does “sedo” come from?

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

sedo (Latin): I allay, settle, still, calm, assuage or appease;...

Definitions

  1. I allay, settle, still, calm, assuage or appease;...

Ancestry of “sedo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsedeō—
2Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “sedo”

  • assiduously
  • dissident
  • assiduous
  • sedate
  • seance
  • sessile
  • assize
  • sedately
  • sedating
  • séance
  • sedateness
  • assise
  • nonsedating
  • assiduousness
  • sejant
  • reseda
  • subsessile
  • insession
  • insessorial
  • sessility
  • oversedate
  • assizer
  • nondissident
  • antidissident
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