asaltar
/asalˈtaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to assault, to assail, to attack
⚔️ a + saltar (to jump) = to jump at someone; same root as assault
From Latin ad- (at) + saltare (to leap). Saltar still means to jump in Spanish, so asaltar is to leap at a target. A thought or illness can asaltar you too: it jumps on you without warning.