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Where does “assiégi” come from?

assiégi (Norman) comes from Old French assiegier, from Vulgar Latin assedicare, from Latin sēdēs, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

assiégi (Norman): to besiege, lay siege to

Definitions

  1. to besiege, lay siege to

Ancestry of “assiégi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchassiegier—
2Vulgar Latinassedicare—
3Latinsēdēs—
4Latinsedeō—
5Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—
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