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English word attack derives from the Frankish root *stakka (stick), which then became Italian attaccare (to join, attach), which was used in the phrase attaccare battaglia (to join battle), and so turned into attaquer (attack) in French and came to English
*stakka (Frankish)
stick
attaccare (Italian)
(transitive) to attack. (transitive) to stick, attach, append.
attaquer (French)
(transitive) to attack.
attaque (French)
(phonology) onset of a syllable. Attack.
attack (English)
(cycling) To accelerate quickly in an attempt to get ahead of the other riders.. (intransitive, cricket) To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly.. (intransitive, cricket) To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.. (soccer) To move forward in an active attempt to score a point, as opposed to trying not to concede.. (transitive) To aggressively challenge a person, [...]