Where does “assertiveness” come from?
Assertiveness derives from English assert, from Latin assertus (past participle of asserere, "to claim or defend"), combining Latin ad- (toward) and ser- (to join or bind), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ád and ser-.
assertiveness (English): The quality of being self-assured and assertive
Definitions
- The quality of being self-assured and assertive
Ancestry of “assertiveness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | assertive | Boldly self-assured; confident without being... |
| 2 | English | assert | To declare with assurance or plainly and... |
| 3 | Latin | assertus | declared free, set free, liberated, having been... |
| 4 | Latin | asserō | to sow, plant or set near something |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |