give me a etymology on attack?

Answer 1

It is true, stemming from OF attaquer, -attacher, from Italian attaccare-(join together). There is a debate on its root. There are those claiming greek paternity, from word ataxia (Αταξία) from verb Atakto (Ατακτώ), meaning disorder and messing up, and those claiming latin paternity, from ad hoc=to this,at this.With the years going by, became athoc,attoc, meaning an impetus.Later on ended up as attack.-
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Answer 2

1600, from Fr. attaquer (16c.), from Florentine attaccare (battaglia) "join (battle)," thus the word is a doublet of attach, which was also used 15c.-17c. in the sense now reserved to attack.