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sannisīdati

pr 3rd sg of sannisīdati (verb)

1. sits down together; meets
2. settles down; calms down; subsides; lit. sits down together

Built from

• sam — prefix · together, with
  Bringing things into one place or state. Cognate with English same, Latin similis, Greek homoios.
• ni — prefix · down, into
  Downward motion or inward settling. Cognate with English nether, German nieder.
• sid — root · sit, settle
  From PIE *sed-. Cognates: English sit, Latin sedere, Greek hedra 'seat'. The root carries the sense of taking a stable, grounded position.
• -ati — ending · 3rd person singular present
  Marks the present indicative, third person singular active voice.

Analysis. sam- (together) + ni- (down) + √sidati (sits); literally 'sits down together', used of people gathering or of mental agitation subsiding.

Etymology. A compound of sam- 'together' (from PIE *sem- 'same', cognate with English same, Latin similis, Greek homoios) and ni- 'down' (from PIE *ni-, cognate with English nether, German nieder) prefixed to √sid 'sit' (from PIE *sed-, cognate with English sit, Latin sedere, Greek hedra 'seat'). The spatial imagery—'placing down together'—grounds both the literal sense (gathering, assembly) and the figurative sense (calming, subsiding).

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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