English
obsidional
Obsidional comes from Latin obsidiō ‘siege, blockade’, from obsideō ‘beset, besiege, hem in’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’.
- 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‘to sit’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobsideōas obsidēre‘beset, besiege, hem in’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobsidiō‘siege, blockade’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobsidiōnālis
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500obsidional
- Englishearliest quotation 1846–1847same form
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‘to sit’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobsideōas obsidēre‘beset, besiege, hem in’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobsidiō‘siege, blockade’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobsidiōnālis
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500obsidional
- Englishearliest quotation 1846–1847same form
Earliest quotation: 1846–1847, Henry Edward Napier, Miscellaneous Chapter for the Fifteenth Century: “Nor was this strong geographical position her [Florence's] only…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’
set, sell, seat, method, sitting, chair, sit, settle, nest, possess, niche, saddle, exodus, nye, beset, subsidy, prasad, cathode, soot, setter, anode, chaise, sate, ersatz, besiege, salo, nias, polyhedron, nidal, 79 more
through Proto-Italic *sedēō ‘to sit, to be sitting, to be seated’
possession, assessor, presidente, assize, 22 more
through Latin sedeō ‘to sit’
president, size, session, resident, assess, siege, sedan, reside, sediment, residue, sedentary, residual, possessive, sedative, sedate, dissident, insidious, seance, séance, sessile, presidio, presidium, 25 more
through Latin obsideō ‘beset, besiege, hem in’
Today it means
adj Pertaining to a siege.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sed- / obsidional