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