seat

English

/siːt/

noun
Definitions
  • Something to be sat upon.
  • A location or site.
  • The starting point of a fire.
  • Posture, or way of sitting, on horseback.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sete inherited from Old English sǣte (house) derived from Old Norse sæti (seat) derived from Proto-Germanic *sētiją (seat) root from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (sit).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sed-

Gloss

sit

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Kanji

座

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