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- — to sit.

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	to sit, to be seated
5	Proto-Italic	sedēō	sit, be sitting, be seated
6	Proto-Indo-European	sḗd-	to sit

Words derived from “asseoir”

asseoir
rasseoir
sitta
rassis
rassir

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Italic sedēō →Every word from Latin sedeō →