English
assessor
Assessor comes from Latin assessor ‘assistant judge’, from assideō ‘to sit near’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-‘to sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sedéh₁yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sedēō‘to sit, to be sitting, to be seated’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsedeō‘sit’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEassideō‘to sit near’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEassessor‘assistant judge’perfect passive participle of assideō
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400assessour
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1914assessor
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-‘to sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sedéh₁yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sedēō‘to sit, to be sitting, to be seated’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsedeō‘sit’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEassideō‘to sit near’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEassessor‘assistant judge’perfect passive participle of assideō
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400assessour
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1914assessor
Earliest quotation: 1914, Ernest Bramah: “On that day Karsfeld, the Princess Street jeweller, y'know,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’
set, sit, sitting, method, sell, chair, seat, settle, niche, nest, saddle, exodus, subsidy, possess, nye, cathode, anode, prasad, setter, soot, beset, sate, chaise, ersatz, salo, besiege, nidal, polyhedron, nias, 81 more
through Proto-Italic *sedēō ‘to sit, to be sitting, to be seated’
possession, obsession, presidente, 24 more
through Latin sedeō ‘sit’
president, size, resident, session, siege, reside, residual, residue, sedan, insidious, sediment, sedentary, dissident, sedative, possessive, sedate, presidio, séance, obsess, presidium, seance, sessile, 26 more
through Latin assideō ‘to sit near’
Today it means
noun One who assesses a property for tax or insurance evaluation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sed- / assessor