Etymology of the French word assigner
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-Date
The earliest known usage of assigner in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
assignable,
assigné,
assignat,
assignataire,
réassignerDerivations in other languages
English
assignCognates
English
assign, Italian
assegnare, Provençal
assignar, Spanish
asignarUsage
Word found in Old French
