Where does “assediare” come from?

assediare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

assediare (Vulgar Latin): to besiege

Definitions

  1. to besiege

Ancestry of “assediare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
2Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “assediare”

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