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Where does “sellāris” come from?

sellāris (Latin) comes from Latin sella, from Proto-Italic sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo-.

Ancestry of “sellāris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsellaseat, chair; sedan chair; saddle
2Proto-Italicsedlā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansed-lo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo- →