Where does “asset” come from?
asset (Italian) comes from English asset, from English assets, from Anglo-Norman asetz, from Old French assez, from Latin satis, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.
asset (Italian): asset
Ancestry of “asset”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | asset | Something or someone of any value; any portion of... |
| 2 | English | assets | plural of asset; API pl; Any property or object... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | asetz | Alternative form of asez |
| 4 | Old French | assez | Alternative form of asez; enough |
| 5 | Latin | satis | enough, filled, plenty; adequately, sufficiently |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |