Etymology of the English word assist
the English word
assistderived from the French word
assistderived from the Latin word
assistere (take position, stand)
derived from the Latin word
sistere (to set, thus placed in spaces or gaps; stop, check; cause to stand)
derived from the Latin word
stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
Date
The earliest known usage of assist in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
assisted,
assistingDerivations in other languages
Italian
assistUsage
Word found in Modern English
