English
supersedeas
Supersedeas comes from Latin supersedeō ‘to sit upon or above’, and goes back to 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‘sit’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsupersedeōas supersedeās‘to sit upon or above’
- Englishtodaysupersedeas
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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‘sit’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsupersedeōas supersedeās‘to sit upon or above’
- Englishtodaysupersedeas
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’
set, sit, sitting, method, sell, chair, seat, settle, nest, possess, niche, saddle, exodus, subsidy, nye, soot, beset, prasad, cathode, anode, setter, sate, chaise, besiege, salo, nidal, ersatz, polyhedron, nias, 79 more
through Proto-Italic *sedēō ‘to sit, to be sitting, to be seated’
possession, obsession, assessor, presidente, assize, 22 more
through Latin sedeō ‘sit’
president, size, session, resident, siege, assess, residue, residual, reside, insidious, sedan, sediment, possessive, dissident, sedentary, obsess, sedative, presidio, sedate, presidium, séance, sessile, seance, 26 more
Today it means
noun A type of surety bond that a court requires from an appellant who wants to delay payment of a judgement until the appeal is over.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sed- / supersedeas