English
sejant
Sejant comes from French séant, from seoir ‘to sit’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-‘to sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sedēō‘to sit, to be sitting, to be seated’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsedēre
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400seoir‘to sit’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘to be’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘to sit’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentséantpresent participle of seoir
- Englishtodaysejant
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-‘to sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sedēō‘to sit, to be sitting, to be seated’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsedēre
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400seoir‘to sit’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘to be’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘to sit’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentséantpresent participle of seoir
- Englishtodaysejant
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’
set, sit, sitting, method, chair, sell, seat, possession, settle, nest, niche, possess, saddle, obsession, exodus, subsidy, nye, prasad, cathode, soot, beset, setter, assessor, anode, sate, chaise, besiege, ersatz, salo, presidente, assize, nidal, polyhedron, nias, 79 more
through Proto-Italic *sedēō ‘to sit, to be sitting, to be seated’
president, size, session, resident, siege, assess, reside, residue, residual, insidious, sediment, sedan, possessive, dissident, sedative, sedentary, obsess, presidio, sedate, presidium, sessile, 27 more
through Latin sedēre
through French séant
Today it means
adj Seated, sitting.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sed- / sejant