Where does “asset” come from?

Asset comes from Anglo-Norman asetz, from Old French assez meaning "enough," from Late Latin ad satis meaning "to sufficiency," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to" and "to satisfy."

asset (English): Something or someone of any value; any portion of...

Definitions

  1. Something or someone of any value; any portion of...

Ancestry of “asset”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishassetsplural of asset; API pl; Any property or object...
2Anglo-NormanasetzAlternative form of asez
3Old FrenchassezAlternative form of asez; enough
4Latinsatisenough, filled, plenty; adequately, sufficiently
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

Words derived from “asset”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- →