Assemblee
/ˌæsəmˈbliː/noun
An assembly or gathering, especially as an English borrowing from French.
Did you know?The French form assemblée became politically charged through Assemblée Nationale, the revolutionary body that claimed to represent the nation as a single collective.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sem-
“One; together; unified”
Classical Latin
Latin
simul
“Together; at the same time”
Late Latin
Late Latin
assimilare
“To make similar or bring into likeness”
12th Century
Old French
assembler
“To gather or bring together”
12th–13th Century
Old French
assemblée
“An assembly or gathering”
14th Century
English
assemble
“To gather people or things together”
Modern English
English
assemblee
“An assembly or gathered group”