assertive

/əˈsɜːtɪv/uh-SUR-tiv

/əˈsɝtɪv/uh-SUR-tiv

Meaningclaiming

Common meaning: confident and forceful

asto, towards
sertto join, linkLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1680 · scan
iveadjective ending: tending to

‘to, towards’ + ‘to join, link’ → assertive

Journey through time

Latinserō, seruī, sertum‘to join, link’
Englishassertive‘confident and forceful’ · today

as- also in: assert assist assort assume assault

sert also in: exert assert desert insert dissertation

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin serō ‘to join, link’.

Roots

serō, seruī, sertum Latin “to join, link”

Related words

assert desert dissertation exert insert

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