Where does “assign” come from?
Assign comes from Middle English assignen, from Old French assigner, from Latin assignāre meaning "to allot or appoint," formed from the prefix ad- and the root sek- meaning "to cut or divide."
assign (English): To designate or set apart something for some...
Definitions
- To designate or set apart something for some...
Ancestry of “assign”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | assignen | — |
| 2 | Old French | assigner | — |
| 3 | Latin | assignō | — |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 6 | Latin | în | — |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “assign”