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Etymology of the English word attack

the English word attack
derived from the Old French word attaquer
derived from the Old Italian word attaccare
derived from the Italian word staccare
derived from the Italian word distaccare
derived from the Italian word staccare
derived from the Italian word distaccare
derived from the Italian word staccare
derived from the Italian word distaccare
derived from the Italian word staccare
derived from the Italian word distaccare
derived from the Italian word staccare
derived from the Italian word distaccare
derived from the Italian word staccare
derived from the Italian word distaccare
derived from the Italian word staccare
derived from the Italian word distaccare
derived from the Italian word staccare
derived from the Italian word distaccare
derived from the Italian root *estaccare

Date

The earliest known usage of attack in English dates from the 16th century.

Derivations in English

counterattack, attacked, attacking

Cognates

Catalan ataco, Dutch attaque, French attaque, French attaquer, German Attacke, Italian attaccare, Italian attacco, Lithuanian ataka, Lithuanian atakuoti, Norwegian attakk, Polish atakować, Polish atak, Provençal atacha, Russian aтaкa, Russian aтaкoвaть, Spanish atacar, Swedish attack

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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