Etymograph

English

self-assertive

From self- + assertive.

A compound of self- + assertive

Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-

Proto-Germanic *selbaz ‘self’

Proto-Germanic *selba-

English self-

Proto-Indo-European *ser-

Medieval Latin assertīvus

English assertive

Today it means

adj determined to advance one's own personality or views

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “self-assertive”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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