sed

thirst

“tener sed” — to be thirsty (literally, “to have thirst”)

Related: matar la sed, morir de sed

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰéyti Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰey- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰéytis Latin sitis Old Spanish sed Spanish sed Inherited from Old Spanish sed, sede, set, from Latin sitis (“thirst”). Cognate with Aragonese sete, Asturian sede, Catalan set, French soif, Galician sede, Italian sede, Portuguese sede, and Romanian sede. Doublet of tisis (“phthisis”).