assail

The story

1. Latin · derived fromad“at, towards”
2. Late Latin · derived fromassalīre
3. Old French · derived fromassaillir, assalir
4. Middle English · inherited fromassailen
5. English todayassail

From Middle English assailen, from Old French assaillir, assalir, from Late Latin assalīre, from Latin ad (“at, towards”) + salīre (“jump”). See also assault.

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