English
situs
Situs comes from Latin situs ‘position, site’, from sinō ‘to let’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱey-‘to cultivate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱinétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sinō‘to put in place’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsinō‘to let’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsitus‘position, site’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱey-‘to cultivate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱinétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sinō‘to put in place’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsinō‘to let’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsitus‘position, site’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’
suppose, homeless, compound, impose, hamlet, bohemian, homely, hame, 48 more
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti
compost, impost, presupposition, prepositional, 37 more
through Proto-Italic *sinō ‘to put in place’
post, positive, opposition, opponent, opposite, propose, composition, expose, consolation, dispose, proposition, compose, exposition, proponent, deposition, disposition, imposition, expound, supposition, preposition, presuppose, positivism, suppository, compositor, apposite, 41 more
through Latin sinō ‘to let’
purpose, position, posture, repository, exponent, compostela, pone, posit, 19 more
through Latin situs ‘position, site’
Today it means
noun The position, especially the usual, normal position, of a body part or part of a plant.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- / situs