Where does “assayans” come from?
assayans (Cornish) comes from Cornish assaya, from Cornish assay, from Middle English assay, from Anglo-Norman assaier, from Old French essai, from Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō, from Latin agō — to drive.
assayans (Cornish): assessment
Definitions
- assessment
Ancestry of “assayans”, step by step
assayans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish assaya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | assaya | to assess, attempt, endeavour, exercise, experiment, make an effort, try |
| 2 | Cornish | assay | attempt, effort, essay, exercise, experiment, rehearsal, trial, try |
| 3 | Middle English | assay | Examining; investigation, looking into, research;... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | assaier | Alternative form of essaier |
| 5 | Old French | essai | trial |
| 6 | Late Latin | exagium | weight; weighing, testing on the balance;... |
| 7 | Latin | exigō | to drive out; expel |
| 8 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Cornish ans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | ans | — |