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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-.

Ancestry of “sedativus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sedativus”

  • sédatif
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