Where does “assez” come from?
assez (Middle French) comes from Old French assez, from Latin satis, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.
assez (Middle French): enough; sufficiently
Ancestry of “assez”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | assez | Alternative form of asez; enough |
| 2 | Latin | satis | enough, filled, plenty; adequately, sufficiently |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |
Words derived from “assez”