assigno

Assigno is a Latin verb of the first conjugation meaning to attach, join, designate, assign, or appoint. It is used to express the act of designating something for someone, allocating a task, or assigning property or offices. In classical Latin it appears in legal, military, and administrative contexts as a general term for designating or allotting.

Principal parts and forms: assigno, assignare, assignavi, assignatum. It is a regular 1st-conjugation verb. The present active indicative forms include assigno, assignas, assignat, assignamus, assignatis, assignant. The perfect active is assignavi, assignavisti, assignavit, assignavimus, assignavistis, assignaverunt. The supine is assignatum, and the passive paradigm uses the corresponding passive endings: assignor, assignaris, assignatur, assignamur, assignamini, assignantur.

Etymology and related terms: assigno derives from a root related to marking or designating, often described as ad- plus signum or a related sign- root in Latin etymology. The sense centers on designating or setting something to someone. Related Latin nouns include assignatio (the act of assigning) and assignatus (having been assigned; as a participle used as an adjective or substantive). In English, the verb is the ancestor of assign, assignment, and reassignment.

Usage and scope: In Latin, assigno is transitive and frequently governs a thing being assigned to a person or office, or an obligation being designated to someone. It appears across genres—from law and administration to military commands—where tasks, properties, or offices are allocated or designated.