self-assertive

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *swé?
Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *selbaz
Old English self
Old English self-
Middle English self-
English self-
English assertive
English self-assertive

    From self- + assertive.

    Adjective

    self-assertive (comparative more self-assertive, superlative most self-assertive)

    1. determined to advance one's own personality or views

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