Latin

sedeō

‘to sit, to be seated’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin sedeō.

49 English words in this record descend from Latin sedeō, most familiar first.

• president ← praesidēns ← praesideō
• size ← syse ← cise ← assidēre
• session ← sessiō
• possession ← possessio ← possideō
• resident ← residēns ← resideō
• assess ← assessen ← assesser ← assessare ← assessus
• siege ← sege ← sege ← *sēdicum ← sēdicŭlum
• obsession ← obsessio ← obsideō
• reside ← residen ← resider ← resideō
• sedan ← sede ← sedes
• residue ← residu ← residuum ← residuus ← resideō
• residual ← residu ← residuum ← residuus ← resideō

More words from sedeō

• sediment
• insidious
• possessive
• sedentary
• dissident
• sedative
• obsess
• assessor
• sedate
• presidio
• presidente
• sessile
• presidium
• seance
• assize
• dissidence
• sederunt
• praesidium
• sedes
• residencia
• surcease
• assiette
• supersession
• sedentism
• ashet
• assident
• assiduate
• insidiate
• insidiator
• insession
• obsidional
• presidial
• presidentiable
• presidentiary
• sedent
• sedilium
• supersedeas

Etymograph / Latin sedeō