Etymology of the French word asseoir
the Old French word
asseoirderived from the Vulgar Latin root
*assederederived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of asseoir in French dates from the 10th century.
Derivations in French
assis,
assise,
rasseoir,
asseoiementCognates
Italian
assedere, Provençal
assezerUsage
Word found in Old French
