Latin
assistō
‘to place oneself somewhere, stand (at or by), post oneself’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin assistō.
3 English words in this record descend from Latin assistō, most familiar first.
- assistant ← assistent ← assister
- assistance ← assistentia
- assist ← assisten ← assister
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Etymograph / Latin assistō