Etymology of the English word assignat
the English word
assignatderived from the French word
assignatderived 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 Latin word
assignatusderived 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-using the French suffix
-atDate
The earliest known usage of assignat in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
