Where does “sit” come from?
sit (Latin) comes from Latin sum, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.
sit (Latin): third-person singular present active subjunctive...
Definitions
- third-person singular present active subjunctive...
Ancestry of “sit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sum | to be, exist, have; to be there; to go |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | ezom | to be |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | — |