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Where does “assaileth” come from?

assaileth (English) comes from English assail, from Middle English assailen, from Old French assalir, from Latin assaliō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

assaileth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “assaileth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishassailTo attack with harsh words or violent force
2Middle EnglishassailenTo assail or assault; to loot or attack; To begin...
3Old Frenchassalirto jump on; to attack; to assault
4Latinassaliō—
5Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
6Latinīn-—
7Latinîn—
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →