Where does “seoir” come from?

seoir (Middle French) comes from Old French seoir, from Old French sedeir, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

seoir (Middle French): to be; to be situated; to sit down

Definitions

  1. to be; to be situated; to sit down

Ancestry of “seoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchseoirto sit; to sit down
2Old FrenchsedeirAlternative form of seoir
3Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
4Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “seoir”

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