Etymology

sedan

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Today it means: An enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair. Full definition →

Italian sede ← Latin sedes
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sedan · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromsedes
  2. Italian · derived fromsede“seat”
  3. English todaysedan

The sense of "windowed chair" was first used by Sir Sanders Duncombe in 1634, possibly from a southern Italian dialect of Italian sede (“seat”), from Latin sedes. The "motorcar" sense was first recorded in 1912 in North America.

sedan · noun2

Invented at Sedan in France.

Sedan · proper noun3

  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromSedensi
  2. English todaySedan

From French, from Medieval Latin Sedensi.

Words from the same roots

Latinsedes all →

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