assistance
English
/əˈsɪs.təns/
noun
Definitions
- Aid; help; the act or result of assisting.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English assistance derived from Middle French assistance derived from Latin assistentia, assistō (I stand at, bestand, stand at).
Origin
Latin
assistō
Gloss
I stand at, bestand, stand at
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- coassistance English
- medication English
- medication assisted treatment English
- teleassistance English
- treatment English
- assistentia Latin
- assistō Latin
- assistenza Italian
- assistere Italian
- assistance French
- assister French
- assistance Middle English
- assister Old French
- assistance Middle French
- assister Middle French