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Italian word sedia comes from Latin sido, Middle English (1100-1500) sett, Italian -ere, and later Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti (To set, to seat, to cause to sit.)
sido (Latin)
I sink down, I sink out of sight.. I sit down, I seat oneself, I settle.
sett (Middle English)
-ere (Italian)
Used, with a stem, to form the infinitive of many Italian verbs.
*sodéyeti (Proto-Indo-European)
To set, to seat, to cause to sit.
*sedēō (Proto-Italic)
Sit, be sitting, be seated.
sedeo (Latin)
I hold or hang fast or firm; I am established. I keep the field, remain encamped. I settle or sink down, subside. I sit in an official seat; sit in council or court, hold court, preside. I sit still; remain, tarry, stay, abide, linger, loiter; sit around. I sit, I am seated.
sedere (Italian)
Bottom, butt, seat, buttocks, bum (intransitive) to sit. (intransitive) to sit down, take a seat.
sedia (Italian)
(furniture) chair.