English
supersession
Supersession comes from Medieval Latin supersedeō ‘supersede’, from Latin sedeō ‘sit’, and ultimately from 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’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500supersedeō‘supersede’
- Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500supersessiō
- Englishearliest quotation 1886supersession
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’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500supersedeō‘supersede’
- Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500supersessiō
- Englishearliest quotation 1886supersession
Earliest quotation: 1886, Henry James, The Princess Casamassima: “Two points became perfectly clear: one was that she…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’
set, sell, method, sitting, sit, chair, seat, settle, nest, niche, saddle, exodus, possess, nye, subsidy, prasad, cathode, soot, anode, beset, setter, sate, chaise, salo, besiege, nidal, nias, ersatz, polyhedron, 80 more
through Proto-Italic *sedēō ‘to sit, to be sitting, to be seated’
assessor, presidente, assize, 23 more
through Latin sedeō ‘sit’
president, size, resident, siege, possession, assess, sedan, reside, sediment, residual, residue, obsession, sedentary, insidious, sedative, dissident, possessive, sedate, obsess, séance, presidio, seance, presidium, sessile, 25 more
Today it means
noun The act of superseding; the fact of having been superseded.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sed- / supersession