Where does “assenja” come from?

assenja (Maltese) comes from Italian assegnare, from Latin assignāre, from Latin signō, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

assenja (Maltese): to assign, to allocate, to allot

Definitions

  1. to assign, to allocate, to allot

Ancestry of “assenja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianassegnareto assign, allocate or allot; to award; to sign...
2Latinassignāre—
3Latinsignōto mark, sign
4Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
5Proto-Italicseknomsign
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →