English
sediment
Sediment comes from Latin sedimentum ‘a settling, sinking down, subsidence’, from sedeō ‘to 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*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 CEsedimentum‘a settling, sinking down, subsidence’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600sédiment
- Englishtodaysediment
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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 CEsedimentum‘a settling, sinking down, subsidence’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600sédiment
- Englishtodaysediment
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’
set, sit, sitting, sell, chair, method, seat, settle, nest, niche, possess, saddle, exodus, subsidy, nye, prasad, cathode, soot, beset, anode, setter, sate, chaise, besiege, ersatz, salo, nidal, nias, polyhedron, 80 more
through Proto-Italic *sedēō ‘to sit, to be sitting, to be seated’
possession, obsession, assessor, presidente, assize, 23 more
through Latin sedeō ‘to sit’
president, size, session, resident, siege, assess, reside, residue, residual, sedan, insidious, possessive, obsess, sedative, dissident, sedentary, presidio, sedate, séance, sessile, presidium, seance, 27 more
Today it means
noun A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sed- / sediment