Where does “sentar” come from?

sentar (Portuguese) comes 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.

sentar (Portuguese): to seat; to sit; to twerk

Definitions

  1. to seat; to sit; to twerk

Ancestry of “sentar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesentar—
2Vulgar Latinsedentothird-person plural future active imperative of...
3Latinsedēnsseating, being seated
4Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
5Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “sentar”

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