English
nidicolous
Nidicolous comes from Latin nīdus ‘nest’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘sit’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-‘sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*nisdós‘nest’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nizdos‘nest’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnīdus‘nest’
- Englishtodaynidicolous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-‘sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*nisdós‘nest’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nizdos‘nest’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnīdus‘nest’
- Englishtodaynidicolous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘sit’
set, president, size, sell, sit, sitting, seat, method, session, chair, settle, resident, assess, possess, siege, saddle, sedan, exodus, reside, subsidy, residual, residue, sediment, sedentary, beset, prasad, cathode, soot, sedative, setter, obsess, anode, dissident, sedate, insidious, chaise, sate, sessile, seance, ersatz, 91 more
through Proto-Indo-European *nisdós ‘nest’
through Latin nīdus ‘nest’
Today it means
adj Tending to stay at the nest or birthplace for a long time after birth, due to dependence on the parents for feeding and protection.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sed- / nidicolous