Etymology of the English word assign
the English word
assignderived from the Old French word
assignerderived from the Latin word
assignare (assign, distribute, allot)
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
signare (mark, stamp, designate)
derived from the Late Latin word
signum (battle standard; indication; seal)
derived from the Latin word
secare (to cut; cut, sever; decide)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sek-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sekʷ-derived from the French word
assignderived from the Latin word
assignare (assign, distribute, allot)
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
signare (mark, stamp, designate)
derived from the Late Latin word
signum (battle standard; indication; seal)
derived from the Latin word
secare (to cut; cut, sever; decide)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sek-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sekʷ-Date
The earliest known usage of assign in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
assignable,
assigned,
assigningCognates
French
assigner, Italian
assegnare, Provençal
assignar, Spanish
asignarUsage
Word found in Modern English
