Where does “microassault” come from?
microassault (English) comes from English assault, from Middle English assaut, from Old French assaut, from Vulgar Latin assaltus, from Latin assultus, from Latin assiliō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
microassault (English): A form or instance of microaggression involving...
Definitions
- A form or instance of microaggression involving...
Ancestry of “microassault”, step by step
microassault traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English assault
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | assault | A violent onset or attack with physical means,... |
| 2 | Middle English | assaut | assault |
| 3 | Old French | assaut | assault; attack |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | assaltus | — |
| 5 | Latin | assultus | an assault |
| 6 | Latin | assiliō | to spring or leap (to or upon); rush (at) |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |