sedate 词源(Etymology) - 优词词源[英文版]

sedate (v.)[sedate 词源字典]: "treat with sedatives," 1945, a back-formation from the noun derivative of sedative (adj.). The word also existed 17c. in a sense "make calm or quiet." Related: Sedated; sedating.[sedate etymology, sedate origin, 英语词源]
sedate (adj.): "calm, quiet," 1660s, from Latin sedatus "composed, moderate, quiet, tranquil," past participle of sedare "to settle, calm," causative of sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). Related: Sedately.