| 【side-, sed-, -sid-, sess-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "sedere," and "sessus." It carries the basic meaning of "sit." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "side-, sed-, -sid-, sess-"]
assess ****[1851] When you assess a person, thing, or situation, you consider them in order to make a judgment about them.
assessment ***[3327] the act of making a judgment about something; the act of assessing something
obsess **[4125] If something obsesses you or if you obsess about something, you keep thinking about it and find it difficult to think about anything else.
obsession **[4116] If you say that someone has an obsession with a person or thing, you think they are spending too much time thinking about them.
possess ***[2815] If you possess something, you have it or own it.
possession ***[2692] If you are in possession of something, you have it, because you have obtained it or because it belongs to you.
possessive ☆[5473] Someone who is possessive about another person wants all that person's love and attention.
preside ☆[5095] If you preside over a meeting or an event, you are in charge.
presidency **[4495] The presidency of a country or organization is the position of being the president or the period of time during which someone is president.
president ****[1224] The president of a country that has no king or queen is the person who is the head of state of that country.
presidential ***[2503] Presidential activities or things relate or belong to a president.
reside ☆[5128] If someone resides somewhere, they live there or are staying there.
residence **[4508] A residence is a house where people live.
resident ****[1762] The residents of a house or area are the people who live there.
residential **[4384] A residential area contains houses rather than offices or factories.
sedentary **[3986] Someone who has a sedentary lifestyle or job sits down a lot of the time and does not take much exercise.
session ****[2217] A session is a meeting of a court, parliament, or other official group.
size ****[386] to cover (something, such as paper) with a sticky substance (called sizing) in order to make it stiff or smooth or to attach something else to it
[WORD ROOT]root sed
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] sed, sede, sess, sid, seat, size, side, sidue
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) sedere, sessus
[MEANING]root sit
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 sedere to sit
- 【Latin】 sessus [genitive of sedere] a sit, sitting
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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assess ★★★★[1851] verb from assess 〈 sed
【DEFINITION】 When you assess a person, thing, or situation, you consider them in order to make a judgment about them.
【Declension/Conjugation】 assessed, assessed, assessing, assesses
【SYNONYM】 evaluate, estimate, measure
【ROOTs】 ⑴ as(ad); to, toward ⑵ sess(sed); sit
【Etymology】 《Latin assessare》 [frequentative of Latin assessus] fix a tax upon
【First Known Meaning】 to fix the amount (of a tax, fine, etc.),
【DERIVATIVEs】 assessable, assess
assessment ★★★[3327] noun from assess 〈 sed
【DEFINITION】 ① the act of making a judgment about something; the act of assessing something
② an idea or opinion about something
③ an amount that a person is officially required to pay especially as a tax
【pl.】 assessments
【COMPOSITION】 assess + ment
【ROOTs】 ⑴ as(ad); to, toward ⑵ sess(sed); sit ⑶ ment; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin assessare》 [frequentative of Latin assessus] fix a tax upon
obsess ★★[4125] verb from obsess 〈 sed
【DEFINITION】 If something obsesses you or if you obsess about something, you keep thinking about it and find it difficult to think about anything else.
【Declension/Conjugation】 obsessed, obsessed, obsessing, obsesses
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ob; against, toward ⑵ sess(sed); sit
【Etymology】 《Latin obsidere》 [ob+sedere] to besiege
【First Known Meaning】 to besiege(obsolete)
【DERIVATIVEs】 obsession, obsessional, obsessionally, obsess
obsession ★★[4116] noun from obsess 〈 sed
【DEFINITION】 If you say that someone has an obsession with a person or thing, you think they are spending too much time thinking about them.
【pl.】 obsessions
【COMPOSITION】 obsess + ion
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ob; against, toward ⑵ sess(sed); sit ⑶ ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin obsidere》 [ob+sedere] to besiege
【First Known Meaning】 action of besieging
【DERIVATIVEs】 obsession, obsessional, obsessionally, obsess
possess ★★★[2815] verb from possess 〈 sed
【DEFINITION】 If you possess something, you have it or own it.
【Declension/Conjugation】 possessed, possessed, possessing, possesses
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pos(pot); power ⑵ sess(sed); sit
【Etymology】 《Latin possidere》 [potis("powerful")+sedere("to sit")] to possess
【First Known Meaning】 to hold, occupy, reside in
【DERIVATIVEs】 possess, possession, possessionless, possessive, possessively, possessiveness, possessor
possession ★★★[2692] noun from possess 〈 sed
【DEFINITION】 If you are in possession of something, you have it, because you have obtained it or because it belongs to you.
【pl.】 possessions
【SYNONYM】 belongings
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pos(pot); power ⑵ sess(sed); sit ⑶ ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin possidere》 [potis("powerful")+sedere("to sit")] to possess
【First Known Meaning】 act or fact of holding, occupying, or owning; a taking possession, occupation,
【DERIVATIVEs】 possess, possession, possessionless, possessive, possessively, possessiveness, possessor
possessive ☆[5473] adjective from possess 〈 sed
【DEFINITION】 Someone who is possessive about another person wants all that person's love and attention.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pos(pot); power ⑵ sess(sed); sit ⑶ ive; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin possidere》 [potis("powerful")+sedere("to sit")] to possess
【DERIVATIVEs】 possess, possession, possessionless, possessive, possessively, possessiveness, possessor
preside ☆[5095] verb from preside 〈 sed
【DEFINITION】 If you preside over a meeting or an event, you are in charge.
【Declension/Conjugation】 presided, presided, presiding, presides
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pre; before, previous ⑵ side(sed); sit
【Etymology】 《Latin praesidere》 [prae+sedere] to act as head or chief
【DERIVATIVEs】 presider, preside
presidency ★★[4495] noun from preside 〈 sed
【DEFINITION】 The presidency of a country or organization is the position of being the president or the period of time during which someone is president.
【pl.】 사 presidencies
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pre; before, previous ⑵ sid(sed); sit ⑶ ency(ance); suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin praesidere》 [prae+sedere] to act as head or chief
【First Known Meaning】 office of a president,
president ★★★★[1224] noun from preside 〈 sed
【DEFINITION】 The president of a country that has no king or queen is the person who is the head of state of that country.
【pl.】 presidents
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pre; before, previous ⑵ sid(sed); sit ⑶ ent(ant); suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin praesidere》 [prae+sedere] to act as head or chief
【DERIVATIVEs】 presidential, presidentially, presidentship, president
presidential ★★★[2503] adjective from preside 〈 sed
【DEFINITION】 Presidential activities or things relate or belong to a president.
【COMPOSITION】 president + al
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pre; before, previous ⑵ sid(sed); sit ⑶ ent(ant); adjective suffix ⑷ ial(al); adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin praesidere》 [prae+sedere] to act as head or chief
【DERIVATIVEs】 presidential, presidentially, presidentship, president
reside ☆[5128] verb from reside 〈 sed
【DEFINITION】 If someone resides somewhere, they live there or are staying there.
【Declension/Conjugation】 resided, resided, residing, resides
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ side(sed); sit
【Etymology】 《Latin residere》 [re+sedere] sit down, settle; remain behind, rest, linger; be left
【First Known Meaning】 to settle
【DERIVATIVEs】 reside, residence, resident, residential, residentiary, residentship, resider
residence ★★[4508] noun from reside 〈 sed
【DEFINITION】 A residence is a house where people live.
【pl.】 residences
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ sid(sed); sit ⑶ ence(ance); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin residere》 [re+sedere] sit down, settle; remain behind, rest, linger; be left
【DERIVATIVEs】 reside, residence, resident, residential, residentially, residentiary, residentship, resider
resident ★★★★[1762] noun from reside 〈 sed
【DEFINITION】 The residents of a house or area are the people who live there.
【pl.】 Residents
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ sid(sed); sit ⑶ ent(ant); adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin residere》 [re+sedere] sit down, settle; remain behind, rest, linger; be left
【First Known Meaning】 an inhabitant, one who resides
【DERIVATIVEs】 reside, residence, resident, residential, residentiary, residentship, resider
residential ★★[4384] adjective from reside 〈 sed
【DEFINITION】 A residential area contains houses rather than offices or factories.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ sid(sed); sit ⑶ ent(ant); adjective suffix ⑷ ial(al); adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin residere》 [re+sedere] sit down, settle; remain behind, rest, linger; be left
【DERIVATIVEs】 reside, residence, resident, residential, residentially, residentiary
sedentary ★★[3986] adjective from sed
【DEFINITION】 Someone who has a sedentary lifestyle or job sits down a lot of the time and does not take much exercise.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ sed; sit ⑵ ent(ant); adjective suffix ⑶ ary; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin sedentarius》 [present participle of sedere] sitting, remaining in one place
【First Known Meaning】 remaining in one place,
【DERIVATIVEs】 sedentarily, sedentariness, sedentary
session ★★★★[2217] noun from session 〈 sed
【DEFINITION】 A session is a meeting of a court, parliament, or other official group.
【pl.】 sessions
【ROOTs】 ⑴ sess(sed); sit ⑵ ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin sessio》 [nominative of sessionem] act of sitting; a seat; loitering; a session
【First Known Meaning】 periodical sitting of a court
【DERIVATIVEs】 sessional, sessionally, session
size ★★★★[386] noun from size 〈 sed
【DEFINITION】 to cover (something, such as paper) with a sticky substance (called sizing) in order to make it stiff or smooth or to attach something else to it
【pl.】 sizes
【ROOTs】 ⑴ s(ad); to, toward ⑵ ize(sed); sit
【Etymology】 《Latin assidere》 [ad+sedere] to sit beside (to assist in the office of a judge); sit with in counsel or office
【First Known Meaning】 quantity, length, stature; manner, method, custom; a decision, a stipulated reward
【DERIVATIVEs】 sizer, sizy, size
Other words containing "side-, sed-, -sid-, sess-"; assessable, assiduous, assize, insidious, obsessive, possessionless, possessions, possessively, possessiveness, possessor, presidentially, presidentship, residentially, residentiary, residentship, resider, residuary, residue, sed, sediment, sedimentary, sedulity, sedulous, sizer, sizy, subside, subsidise, subsidy, supersede, supersize
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
sect
second
search
scrib
scop-, scept-, skept-
sci
scend-, scand-
sati
salv
sali-, -sili-, salt-, sult-
