English
asseveration
Asseveration comes from Latin assevērātiō ‘an earnest pursuit or behavior’, from sevērus ‘severe’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- ‘to hold’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seǵʰ-‘to hold’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*séǵʰwr̥‘holding’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*seɣwēros‘severe’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsevērus‘severe’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEassevērō‘to do any thing with earnestness, pursue earnestly’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEassevērātiō‘an earnest pursuit or behavior’
- Englishearliest quotation 1693asseveration
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seǵʰ-‘to hold’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*séǵʰwr̥‘holding’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*seɣwēros‘severe’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsevērus‘severe’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEassevērō‘to do any thing with earnestness, pursue earnestly’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEassevērātiō‘an earnest pursuit or behavior’
- Englishearliest quotation 1693asseveration
Earliest quotation: 1693, D. F. pseudonym; Daniel Defoe, An Essay upon Projects: “[…] no man is believ’d a jot the more…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- ‘to hold’
school, sketch, scholar, hector, epoch, hectic, schema, scholastic, shul, 21 more
through Proto-Italic *seɣwēros ‘severe’
through Latin sevērus ‘severe’
Today it means
noun An earnest affirmation; a declaration of support.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- / asseveration