Etymology

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Today it means: Any property or object of value that one possesses, usually considered as applicable to the payment of one's debts. Full definition →

Anglo-Norman asetz ← Old French asez ← Early Medieval Latin ad satis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Latinad
  4. Proto-Indo-European*seh₂-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*séh₂tis
  6. Proto-Italic[Term?]
  7. Latinsatis
  8. Early Medieval Latinad satis
  9. Old Frenchasez
  10. Anglo-Normanasetz
  11. English todayassets

From Anglo-Norman asetz, from Old French assez (“enough”). Originally singular, with the meaning "enough to meet liabilities"; later reanalyzed as a plural form.

Words from the same roots

Anglo-Normanasetz all →

asset

Old Frenchassez all →

asset

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.