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

  1. plural of asset; API pl; Any property or object...

Ancestry of “assets”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-NormanasetzAlternative form of asez
2Old FrenchassezAlternative form of asez; enough
3Latinsatisenough, filled, plenty; adequately, sufficiently
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

Words derived from “assets”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- →Every word from Latin satis →Every word from Old French assez →