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Sediment

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means solid matter that settles at the bottom of a liquid, or accumulates on the ground
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Stage 1 of 3
sedere
Latin · ancient
"to sit, to settle"
to sit, to settle
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Stage 2 of 3
sedimentum
Latin · ancient
"a settling, matter that sinks to the bottom"
a settling, matter that sinks to the bottom, from sedere
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Stage 3 of 3
sediment
English · 1500s
"matter that settles at the bottom of a liquid"
settled as the English word for matter that settles at the bottom of a liquid
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