Where does “sedativus” come from?

sedativus (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin sedatus, from Latin sedo, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

Ancestry of “sedativus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsedatusallayed, calmed, appeased; ended
2LatinsedoI allay, settle, still, calm, assuage or appease;...
3Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
4Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “sedativus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Italic sedēō →Every word from Latin sedeō →
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