Where does “assener” come from?

assener (French) comes from Old French asener, from Middle French sens, from Old French sens, from Latin sēnsus, from Dutch census, from Latin census, from Latin censeo, from Proto-Italic kensēō — to cover, conceal; hornless.

assener (French): to strike; to thrust out, fling

Definitions

  1. to strike; to thrust out, fling

Ancestry of “assener”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchasener
2Middle Frenchsenssense
3Old Frenchsensreason; ability to reason or think
4Latinsēnsusfaculty or power of perceiving; perception, feeling, sensation, sense
5Dutchcensusa census
6Latincensuscensus, a registering of the populace and their...
7LatincenseoI give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I...
8Proto-Italickensēōto give an opinion
9Proto-Italickensējō
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-éh₁-ye-ti
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless
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