Where does “assise” come from?

assise (Old 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.

assise (Old French): tax, imposition; assize

Definitions

  1. tax, imposition; assize

Ancestry of “assise”, 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 “assise”

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