Where does “assermenter” come from?
assermenter (French) comes from French serment, from Middle French serement, from Old French sairement, from Old French sagrament, from Latin sacrāmentum, from Latin sacrō, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós — sacred.
assermenter (French): To swear in
Definitions
- To swear in
Ancestry of “assermenter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | serment | oath, pledge |
| 2 | Middle French | serement | oath; pledge |
| 3 | Old French | sairement | promise |
| 4 | Old French | sagrament | — |
| 5 | Latin | sacrāmentum | a sum of money deposited in pledge by two individuals involved in a suit, the money of the loser in the suit being used for religious purposes |
| 6 | Latin | sacrō | to declare or set apart as sacred; consecrate, dedicate, hallow or devote; sanctify, enshrine |
| 7 | Latin | sacer | sacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂krós | sacred |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂k- | sacred |