Where does “assertress” come from?
assertress (English) comes from English assertor, from English assert, from Latin assertus, from Latin asserō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
assertress (English): A female assertor
Definitions
- A female assertor
Ancestry of “assertress”, step by step
assertress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English assertor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | assertor | One who asserts or avers; One who supports,... |
| 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 |