English
dissidence
Dissidence comes from Latin dissideō ‘disagree’, from sedeō ‘sit’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-‘to sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-éh₁-ye-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sedēō‘to sit, to be sitting, to be seated’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsedeō‘sit’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdissideō‘disagree’literally ‘sit apart’
- Englishearliest quotation 1740dissidence
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-‘to sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-éh₁-ye-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sedēō‘to sit, to be sitting, to be seated’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsedeō‘sit’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdissideō‘disagree’literally ‘sit apart’
- Englishearliest quotation 1740dissidence
Earliest quotation: 1740, James Durham, Some preparatory Endeavours for uniting: “[…]and it ſome Way neceſſitateth them in a divided…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’
set, sell, seat, method, sitting, chair, sit, settle, nest, niche, possess, saddle, exodus, nye, subsidy, beset, prasad, soot, setter, cathode, anode, sate, chaise, ersatz, salo, besiege, polyhedron, nias, nidal, 80 more
through Proto-Italic *sedēō ‘to sit, to be sitting, to be seated’
possession, obsession, assessor, presidente, assize, 23 more
through Latin sedeō ‘sit’
size, president, session, assess, resident, siege, sedan, residual, residue, reside, sediment, sedative, possessive, sedentary, insidious, sedate, obsess, presidio, sessile, seance, presidium, séance, 27 more
Today it means
noun The state of being dissident; dissent
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sed- / dissidence