English word assault comes from Latin salio, Latin ad ((direction) toward, to, on, up to, for.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| salio | Latin (lat) | (of male animals) I mount for copulation.. I leap, jump, bound.. I spring forth, flow down. |
| ad | Latin (lat) | (direction) toward, to, on, up to, for. |
| assilire | Latin (lat) | |
| assalio | Latin (lat) | |
| asaillir | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | (transitive) to jump on. |
| asault | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| assault | English (en) | (criminal, _, legal) An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching his person, as by lifting a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at him and missing him.. (fencing) A non-competitive combat between two fencers.. (singulare tantum, legal) The crime whose action is such an attempt.. [...] |