noun

seat

Translation

seat, place

Is this seat taken?

Please take a seat.

He won a seat in the parliament.

((countable noun)) a place to sit Find a seat on the bus.

((countable noun)) a position in a government or on a committee She has a seat on the board.

Synonyms: chair, place, spot

From Old English 'setl', meaning 'a place to sit', which is related to the verb 'sit'.

You 'sit' in a 'seat'. The words sound very similar and share a root.