Latin

sedere

‘to sit’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin sedere.

5 English words in this record descend from Latin sedere, most familiar first.

• preside ← presider ← praesidēre
• assiduous ← assiduus ← assidere
• insessorial ← insidere
• sejant ← séant ← seoir ← seoir ← seoir
• sedile

Etymograph / Latin sedere