LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

assertiō

assertiō f (genitive assertiōnis)
Classical[asˈsɛr.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[asˈsɛr.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. declaration of status (a formal declaration of one's civil state, whether as a slave or a freeman)
  2. Late Latinassertion (a positive declaration or averment)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeassertiōassertiōnēs
genitiveassertiōnisassertiōnum
dativeassertiōnīassertiōnibus
accusativeassertiōnemassertiōnēs
ablativeassertiōneassertiōnibus
vocativeassertiōassertiōnēs

assertĭo (ads-), ōnis, f. 2. assero.
I. Lit. (acc. to 2. assero, I. A.), a formal declaration that one is a freeman or a slave: adsertio tam a servitute in libertatem, quam a libertate in servitium trahi significat, Prisc. p. 1208 P.; Traj. ap. Plin. Ep. 10, 72 fin.: perfusoriae adsertiones, unauthorized declarations of freedom, Suet. Dom. 8: sitne liber qui est in adsertione, Quint. 3, 6, 57: ut in reis deportatis et adsertione secundā (i. e. judicio secundo, in quo adsertor de libertate agit), id. 5, 2, 1; so also id. 11, 1, 78; cf. Cod. Just. 7, 17, 1.—
II. In gen., an assertion (late Lat.), Arn. 1, p. 18: deorum adsertio religiosa, an assertion of the existence of the gods, id. 4, p. 141.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ser-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*séreti
  6. Proto-Italic*serō
  7. Proto-Italic*adserō
  8. Latinassertiō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin assertiō From asserō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanasserció
  • Frenchassertion
  • Italianasserzione
  • Portugueseasserção
  • Spanishaserción
  • Englishassertion
  • Galicianaserción

In English words that came into English from assertiō

  • assertionassertiō

Quick answers

What does assertiō mean in Latin?
assertiō, a noun, means “declaration of status (a formal declaration of one's civil state, whether as a slave or a freeman); assertion (a positive declaration or averment)”.
What is the genitive of assertiō?
The genitive singular is assertiōnis. assertiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce assertiō?
In classical Latin, [asˈsɛr.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [asˈsɛr.t͡si.o].
Where does assertiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Proto-Indo-European *ser- → Proto-Indo-European *séreti → Proto-Italic *serō → Proto-Italic *adserō → Latin assertiō.