English
sedition
Sedition comes from Latin sēditiō ‘sedition, discord’, from itiō ‘going’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- ‘to go’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁ey-‘to go’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éyti‘to go, to be going’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ejōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*eō‘to go’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEeō‘go, proceed’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEitiō‘going’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsēditiō‘sedition, discord’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400sedicion
- Englishearliest quotation 1611sedition
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁ey-‘to go’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éyti‘to go, to be going’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ejōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*eō‘to go’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEeō‘go, proceed’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEitiō‘going’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsēditiō‘sedition, discord’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400sedicion
- Englishearliest quotation 1611sedition
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “That search may be made in the book of…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- ‘to go’
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti ‘to go, to be going’
ion, isthmus, cation, anionic, 19 more
through Proto-Italic *eō ‘to go’
initiative, initiate, initiation, initiator, 4 more
through Latin eō ‘go, proceed’
issue, initial, exit, ambient, trance, ambitious, transient, obituary, ambition, eyre, ambiance, transitory, transitive, praetorian, praetor, ambit, obit, 25 more
through Latin itiō ‘going’
Today it means
noun Organized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state, usually by speech or writing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- / sedition