assertiveness
Meaningthe state or quality of being assertive
Common meaning: the state or quality of being assertive (inferred)
- asto, towards
- sertto join, linkLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1680 · scan
- iveadjective ending: tending to
- nessnoun ending: the state of being
‘to, towards’ + ‘to join, link’ → assertiveness
Journey through time
- Latinserō, seruī, sertum‘to join, link’
- Englishassertive‘confident and forceful’
- Englishformed in English from assertiveassertiveness‘the state or quality of being assertive (inferred)’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the state or quality of being assertive. It can be inferred from any of: assertive.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from assertive + -ness (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- serō, seruī, sertum Latin “to join, link”
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