English
setose
Setose comes from Latin setosus, from saeta ‘bristle’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ey- ‘to bind, fetter’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sh₂ey-‘to bind, fetter’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*séh₂it-o/eh₂-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*saitāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsaetaas seta‘bristle’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsetosus
- Englishtodaysetose
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sh₂ey-‘to bind, fetter’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*séh₂it-o/eh₂-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*saitāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsaetaas seta‘bristle’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsetosus
- Englishtodaysetose
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ey- ‘to bind, fetter’
through Proto-Italic *saitā
through Latin saeta ‘bristle’
Today it means
adj Thickly set with bristles or bristly hairs.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ey- / setose