Where does “set” come from?
set (Latin) comes from Latin sed, from Proto-Indo-European swét / swéd, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
set (Latin): Alternative form of sed
Ancestry of “set”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sed | but |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | swét / swéd | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |