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Where does “sida” come from?

sida (Medieval Latin) comes from Late Latin seta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito-, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

Ancestry of “sida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinsetaAlternative form of saeta; hair, bristle; bristle
2Latinsaetaa bristle, hair on an animal; silk
3Proto-Italicsaitā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂ito-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

Words derived from “sida”

  • Seidenhemd
  • Seidenstraße
  • halbseiden
  • Seidenraupe
  • seidig
  • Seide
  • seiden
  • Seidenfaden
  • Seidenschwanz
  • Zahnseide
  • sīda
  • sīde
  • זײַדן
  • זײַד
  • Seid
  • Seck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- →