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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

  1. present participle of assess; Action of the verb...

Ancestry of “assessing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishassessTo determine, estimate or judge the value of; to...
2Middle Englishassessento assess
3Old Frenchassesser—
4Medieval Latinassessare—
5Latinassessusseated beside one; a sitting beside someone
6Latinassideō—
7Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
8Latinīn-—
9Latinîn—
10Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
11Proto-Italicenin
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “assessing”

  • assessingly
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