Where does “sinta” come from?

sinta (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu sinta, from Portuguese sentar, from Old Portuguese sentar, from Vulgar Latin sedento, from Latin sedēns, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

sinta (Papiamentu): to sit

Definitions

to sit

Ancestry of “sinta”, step by step

sinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu sinta

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Kabuverdianu	sinta	to sit
2	Portuguese	sentar	to seat; to sit; to twerk
3	Old Portuguese	sentar	—
4	Vulgar Latin	sedento	third-person plural future active imperative of...
5	Latin	sedēns	seating, being seated
6	Latin	sedeō	to sit, to be seated
7	Proto-Italic	sedēō	sit, be sitting, be seated
8	Proto-Indo-European	sḗd-	to sit

via Spanish sentar

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	sentar	to seat; to set, to establish, to lay; to sit...
2	Latin	sedentāre	to sit

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