Where does “seansik” come from?
seansik (Polish) comes from Polish seans, from French séance, from French séant, from French seoir, from Middle French seoir, from Old French seoir, from Old French sedeir, from Latin sedeō — to sit.
Ancestry of “seansik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | seans | séance |
| 2 | French | séance | session |
| 3 | French | séant | present participle of seoir; sejant; sitting |
| 4 | French | seoir | to be suitable for; to be proper for; to be... |
| 5 | Middle French | seoir | to be; to be situated; to sit down |
| 6 | Old French | seoir | to sit; to sit down |
| 7 | Old French | sedeir | Alternative form of seoir |
| 8 | Latin | sedeō | to sit, to be seated |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |