An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

1. To rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
   

2. To be located or situated.

Etymology (PE): Nešastan “to sit down; to settle down; to sink;” Mid.Pers. nišastan “to sit;” O.Pers. nišādayam [1 sg.impf.caus.act.] “to sit down, to establish,” hadiš- “abode;” Av. nišasiiā [1 sg.subj.acr.] “I shall sit down,” from nihad- “to sit down,” from → ni- “down; into” + had- “to sit;” PIE base *sed- “to sit;” cf. Skt. sad- “to sit,” sidati “sits;”
Gk. hezomai “to sit,” hedra “seat, chair;” L. sedere “to sit;” O.Ir. suide “seat, sitting;” Welsh sedd “seat;” Lith. sedmi “to sit;” Rus. sad “garden;” Goth. sitan, Ger. sitzen; E. sit.

See also: → reside, → settle.