Latin

asserō

‘declare someone free or a slave by laying hands upon him’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin asserō.

3 English words in this record descend from Latin asserō, most familiar first.

• assertion ← assercioun ← assertiō
• assert ← assertus
• assertory ← assertōrius

Etymograph / Latin asserō