Where does “sossego” come from?

sossego (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sossegar, from Old Portuguese sessegar, from Vulgar Latin sessicare, from Latin sessus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

sossego (Portuguese): quiet, peace, calm

Definitions

  1. quiet, peace, calm

Ancestry of “sossego”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesossegarto settle, calm down, relax
2Old Portuguesesessegar—
3Vulgar Latinsessicare—
4Latinsessusa sitting
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus—
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin sessus →