Where does “sedil” come from?

sedil (Maltese) comes from Italian sedile, from Latin sedile, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

sedil (Maltese): seat

Definitions

  1. seat

Ancestry of “sedil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansedileseat; bench
2Latinsedileseat, bench, stool, chair
3Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
4Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →