Where does “asentar” come from?
asentar (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin adsedentare, from Latin sedentare, from Latin sedentis, from Latin sedens, from Latin sedeo, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
Ancestry of “asentar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | adsedentare | — |
| 2 | Latin | sedentare | present active infinitive of *sedentō; to cause... |
| 3 | Latin | sedentis | genitive masculine singular of sedēns; genitive... |
| 4 | Latin | sedens | seating, being seated |
| 5 | Latin | sedeo | I sit, I am seated; I sit in an official seat;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |