Etymology of the English word assess
the English word
assessderived from the Old French word
assesserderived from the Classical Latin word
assidere (sit by, in council, as assessor; sit down, take a seat; perch)
derived from the Classical Latin word
sedere (sit, remain; settle)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sed-using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
sidere (settle; sink down; sit down)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sed-derived from the French word
assiderederived from the French word
sedereDate
The earliest known usage of assess in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
assessed,
assessingUsage
Word found in Modern English
