LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

sedentāre

*sedentāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Western Romancereconstructionto sit
  2. Proto Western Romancereconstructionto be seated

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sedéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*sedēō
  4. Latinsedentāre

Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -ēns Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -āre Latin *-entāre Latin *sedentāre From sedeō + *-entāre.

Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesesentarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese sentar
  • Spanishsentar
  • Asturiansentar
  • Falasentalfrom Old Galician-Portuguese sentar
  • Galiciansentarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese sentar
  • Macanesesentâfrom Old Galician-Portuguese sentar
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiansentare
  • Venetansentar
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliansentâ
Gallo-Italic
  • Lombardsentar

Quick answers

What does sedentāre mean in Latin?
sedentāre, a verb, means “to sit; to be seated”.
Where does sedentāre come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sed- → Proto-Indo-European *sedéh₁yeti → Proto-Italic *sedēō → Latin sedentāre.