Where does “siège” come from?

siège (Norman) comes from Old French siege, from Vulgar Latin sedicum, from Latin sedem — accusative singular of sēdēs.

siège (Norman): seat

Definitions

  1. seat

Ancestry of “siège”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsiege—
2Vulgar Latinsedicum—
3Latinsedemaccusative singular of sēdēs
Every word from Latin sedem →Every word from Vulgar Latin sedicum →Every word from Old French siege →