Where does “sess” come from?
Sess derives from Middle English sessen, from Old French assesser, from Medieval Latin assessare, from Latin assessus, the past participle of assideo meaning to sit beside.
sess (English): To lay a tax upon; to assess; A tax; an...
Definitions
- To lay a tax upon; to assess; A tax; an...
Ancestry of “sess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | assess | To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | assessen | to assess |
| 3 | Old French | assesser | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | assessare | — |
| 5 | Latin | assessus | seated beside one; a sitting beside someone |
| 6 | Latin | assideō | to sit by or near someone or something |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |