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Where does “assignment” come from?

Assignment derives from Middle English assignement, from Old French assignement, meaning the act of assigning or allotting something to someone.

assignment (English): The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or...

Definitions

  1. The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or...

Ancestry of “assignment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishassignement—
2Old Frenchassignement—

Words derived from “assignment”

  • reassignment
  • misassignment
  • nonassignment
  • antiassignment
  • unassignment
  • augmented assignment
Every word from Old French assignement →