LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

sētius

sētius (comparative, no positive form)
Classical[ˈseː.ti.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛt.t͡si.us]

Meaning

  1. comparativelater, slower
  2. comparativeto a lesser degree, less readily
    […] Stiriaque impexis induruit horrida barbis,[…] hoarfrost clings to their uncombed, shaggy beards while the whole sky keeps on sheding snow.c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Vergilius, Georgicon 3.366–367
  3. comparativeotherwise

setīus, v. secus.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *sētos (“late”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“late, long”). Cf. sērus, with a different extension. Cognate to Old Irish sith- (“continuous”), Welsh hyd (“length”), Gothic 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃 (seiþus, “late”), Old English sīd (“broad”).

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Quick answers

What does sētius mean in Latin?
sētius, a adverb, means “later, slower; to a lesser degree, less readily; otherwise”.
How do you pronounce sētius?
In classical Latin, [ˈseː.ti.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɛt.t͡si.us].