Where does “unassailably” come from?
unassailably (English) comes from English unassailable, from English assailable, from English assail, from Middle English assailen, from Old French assalir, from Latin assaliō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
unassailably (English): In an unassailable manner
Definitions
- In an unassailable manner
Ancestry of “unassailably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unassailable | Secure against attack; impregnable; Undeniable,... |
| 2 | English | assailable | Able to be assailed or attacked |
| 3 | English | assail | To attack with harsh words or violent force |
| 4 | Middle English | assailen | To assail or assault; to loot or attack; To begin... |
| 5 | Old French | assalir | to jump on; to attack; to assault |
| 6 | Latin | assaliō | to jump on, attack |
| 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 |