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- — to sit.
asseoir (French): to sit down; to get seated; to assert; to sit...
Definitions
- to sit down; to get seated; to assert; to sit...
Ancestry of “asseoir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | asseoir | to sit down; to sit; to place |
| 2 | Old French | asseoir | to sit down; to sit |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | assedere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | assidēre | — |
| 5 | Latin | sedeō | to sit, to be seated |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |