LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

sessiō

sessiō f (genitive sessiōnis)
Classical[ˈsɛs.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛs.si.o]

Meaning

  1. a sitting
  2. a seat, place to sit
  3. an idle sitting, loitering
  4. a discussion session

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesessiōsessiōnēs
genitivesessiōnissessiōnum
dativesessiōnīsessiōnibus
accusativesessiōnemsessiōnēs
ablativesessiōnesessiōnibus
vocativesessiōsessiōnēs

sessĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a sitting (Ciceronian).
I. In gen.: status, incessus, sessio, accubitio, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 35, 128; id. N. D. 1, 34, 94; plur.: sessiones quaedam, id. Fin. 5, 12, 35.—
B. Concr., a seat, sitting-place: sessiones gymnasiorum, Cic. de Or. 2, 5, 20: Polemonis, id. Fin. 5, 1, 2.—
2. The seat of the body, Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 3, 50.—
II. In partic.
A. A sitting idly, a loitering, a tarrying in a place: sessio Capitolina, Cic. Att. 14, 14, 2: pigra sessio, App. M. 4, p. 148 fin.—
B. A sitting, session (syn. consessus); for discussion: pomeridiana sessio, Cic. de Or. 3, 30, 121; of a court: dies sessionum, Dig. 38, 15, 2, § 1.—
C. A sittingbath, sitz - bath, = ἐγκάθισμα, Cael. Aur. Tard. 5, 4, 69.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin sessiō From sedeō (“sit”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalansessió
  • Italiansessione
  • Frenchsessionfrom Old French session
  • Englishsessionfrom Old French session
  • Portuguesesessão
  • Romaniansesie
  • Romaniansesiune
  • Romanianseșă
  • Spanishsesión
  • Indonesiansesifrom Dutch sessie

Quick answers

What does sessiō mean in Latin?
sessiō, a noun, means “a sitting; a seat, place to sit; an idle sitting, loitering”.
What is the genitive of sessiō?
The genitive singular is sessiōnis. sessiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce sessiō?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɛs.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɛs.si.o].
Where does sessiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sed- → Proto-Indo-European *sedéh₁yeti → Proto-Italic *sedēō → Latin sessiō.