seoir

French

verb
Definitions
  • (literary) to be suitable for; to be proper for
  • (legal) to be situated
  • (archaic) sit down (see also s'asseoir)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French seoir inherited from Old French seoir inherited from Latin sedēre inherited from Proto-Italic *sedēō inherited from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (sit).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sed-

Gloss

sit

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Kanji

座

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