English
assiette
Assiette comes from French assiette ‘manner of being seated, situation’, from Latin assideō ‘to sit by or near someone or something’, 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 CEassideōas assidēre‘to sit by or near someone or something’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*asseditareconstructed
- Frenchc. 1600–presentassiette‘manner of being seated, situation’
- Englishtodaysame form
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 CEassideōas assidēre‘to sit by or near someone or something’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*asseditareconstructed
- Frenchc. 1600–presentassiette‘manner of being seated, situation’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’
set, sell, seat, chair, sit, method, sitting, nest, settle, niche, possess, saddle, exodus, subsidy, nye, cathode, soot, beset, anode, prasad, chaise, setter, ersatz, sate, salo, nidal, polyhedron, besiege, nias, 79 more
through Proto-Italic *sedēō ‘to sit, to be sitting, to be seated’
possession, obsession, presidente, 22 more
through Latin sedeō ‘sit’
president, size, session, resident, sedan, siege, reside, sediment, residual, residue, sedentary, insidious, sedative, possessive, dissident, obsess, sedate, assessor, presidio, seance, séance, presidium, sessile, 24 more
through Latin assideō ‘to sit by or near someone or something’
Today it means
noun A plate of food, but typically a small plate containing the same food item prepared in various different ways
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sed- / assiette