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Where does “sedã” come from?

sedã (Portuguese) comes from English sedan, from Italian sede, from Latin sēdēs, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

sedã (Portuguese): sedan; saloon

Definitions

  1. sedan; saloon

Ancestry of “sedã”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsedanAn enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single...
2Italiansedevenue; see; branch
3Latinsēdēs—
4Latinsedeō—
5Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—
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