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

  1. to sit down; to sit; to place

Ancestry of “asseoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchasseoirto sit down; to sit
2Vulgar Latinassederethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3Latinassidēre—
4Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
5Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “asseoir”

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