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Where does “assultus” come from?

assultus (Latin) comes from Latin assiliō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

assultus (Latin): an assault

Definitions

  1. an assault

Ancestry of “assultus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinassiliō—
2Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “assultus”

  • assault
  • assaultive
  • sault
  • assaulter
  • counterassault
  • assaultiveness
  • assaulteth
  • reassault
  • assaultable
  • assaultively
  • moonsault
  • assaultee
  • microassault
  • assaultest
  • nonassault
  • cyberassault
  • assaut
  • assaut
  • assaut
  • asalt
  • assaltus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →