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