English
insession
Insession comes from Latin insessio, from insideō ‘to sit in’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-‘to sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sedéh₁yetireconstructed
- 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 CEinsideōas insidere‘to sit in’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinsessio
- Englishearliest quotation 1601insession
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-‘to sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sedéh₁yetireconstructed
- 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 CEinsideōas insidere‘to sit in’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinsessio
- Englishearliest quotation 1601insession
Earliest quotation: 1601, Caius Plinius Secundus [i.e., (please specify |book=I to XXXVII): “Used by way of fomentation, insession, or bath.”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’
set, method, sell, chair, sit, seat, sitting, settle, nest, niche, saddle, exodus, possess, subsidy, nye, prasad, cathode, soot, anode, setter, beset, sate, chaise, ersatz, salo, nidal, nias, besiege, polyhedron, 80 more
through Proto-Italic *sedēō ‘to sit, to be sitting, to be seated’
assessor, presidente, assize, 23 more
through Latin sedeō ‘sit’
president, size, resident, siege, possession, assess, sedan, reside, sediment, residual, residue, obsession, sedentary, sedative, dissident, sedate, possessive, obsess, séance, seance, presidio, presidium, sessile, 25 more
through Latin insideō ‘to sit in’
Today it means
noun The act of sitting, as in a tub or bath.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sed- / insession