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French word asseoir comes from Latin ad- (To.), Latin ad ((direction) toward, to, on, up to, for.)
ad- (Latin)
To.
ad (Latin)
(direction) toward, to, on, up to, for.
sedare (Latin)
*assedēre (Vulgar Latin)
asseoir (Old French)
(sometimes reflexive, s'asseoir) to sit down (take a seat). To sit (make someone sit down).
asseoir (Middle French)
(sometimes reflexive, s'asseoir/se asseoir) to sit down (take a seat). (transitive) to place (an object). (transitive) to sit (make someone sit down).
asseoir (French)
(reflexive) to sit down; to sit up; to take a seat. (transitive) to sit down; to get seated. To assert.