myEtymology.com: English etymology of assignable

Etymology of the English word assignable

the English word assignable

derived from the English word assign

derived from the Old French word assigner

derived 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 assign