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Where does “asseoir” come from?

asseoir (French) comes from Middle French asseoir, from Old French asseoir, from Vulgar Latin assedere, from Latin assidēre, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

asseoir (French): to sit down; to get seated; to assert; to sit...

Definitions

  1. to sit down; to get seated; to assert; to sit...

Ancestry of “asseoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchasseoirto sit down; to sit; to place
2Old Frenchasseoirto sit down; to sit
3Vulgar Latinassederethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Latinassidēre—
5Latinsedeō—
6Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “asseoir”

  • assise
  • rasseoir
  • assis
  • assise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →