assistance

== English == === Alternative forms === assistaunce (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English assistance, from Middle French assistance, from Medieval Latin assistentia, from Latin assistō (“to stand at”). By surface analysis, assist +‎ -ance. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əˈsɪs.təns/ Rhymes: -ɪstəns === Noun === assistance (usually uncountable, plural assistances) Aid; help; the act or result of assisting. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin assistentia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.sis.tɑ̃s/ === Noun === assistance f (plural assistances) assistance audience ==== Derived terms ==== assistance publique porter assistance ==== Related terms ==== assistant ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: asistans === Further reading === “assistance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012