Where does “assets” come from?
assets (English) comes from Anglo-Norman asetz, from Old French assez, from Latin satis, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.
assets (English): plural of asset; API pl; Any property or object...
Definitions
- plural of asset; API pl; Any property or object...
Ancestry of “assets”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | asetz | Alternative form of asez |
| 2 | Old French | assez | Alternative form of asez; enough |
| 3 | Latin | satis | enough, filled, plenty; adequately, sufficiently |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |