Sessional
/ˈsɛʃ.ən.əl/noun
Relating to a session or occurring in sessions.
Did you know?Sessional ultimately comes from Latin *sessio*, from *sedere* (“to sit”), the same root behind words linked to seats, bishops’ thrones, and even obsession with “sedentary” power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sed-
“to sit”
Latin
Latin
sedere
“to sit”
Latin
Latin
sessio
“a sitting; a session”
Old French
OF
session
“a sitting; a meeting or period of sitting”
Middle English
ME
session
“a meeting or sitting, especially of a court or parliament”
Modern English
English
sessional
“relating to or occurring in a session”