Where does “assessing” come from?
Assessing derives from Middle English assessen, from Old French assesser, from Medieval Latin assessare, from Latin assessus, the past participle of assideo, meaning to sit beside.
assessing (English): present participle of assess; Action of the verb...
Definitions
- present participle of assess; Action of the verb...
Ancestry of “assessing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | assess | To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | assessen | to assess |
| 3 | Old French | assesser | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | assessare | — |
| 5 | Latin | assessus | seated beside one; a sitting beside someone |
| 6 | Latin | assideō | — |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 9 | Latin | în | — |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “assessing”