Where does “sédatif” come from?

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

sédatif (Norman): sedative

Definitions

  1. sedative

Ancestry of “sédatif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsédatifsedative
2Medieval Latinsedativus—
3Latinsedatusallayed, calmed, appeased; ended
4LatinsedoI allay, settle, still, calm, assuage or appease;...
5Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
6Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Italic sedēō →Every word from Latin sedeō →