derived from the Latin word
asserere (lay hands on, grasp; assert; plant, set at, near)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
serere (to plant; sow, plant; strew; wreath; join, entwine)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*se-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ser-