Where does “hitman” come from?
hitman (Cebuano) comes from English hitman, from English hit, from Middle English hit, from Old English hit, from Proto-Germanic hit, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.
hitman (Cebuano): a hitman; a contract killer
Definitions
- a hitman; a contract killer
Ancestry of “hitman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hitman | A contract killer; especially one paid by mafia;... |
| 2 | English | hit | "To strike."; To manage to touch in the right... |
| 3 | Middle English | hit | Third-person singular neuter pronoun: it;... |
| 4 | Old English | hit | it |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hit | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hiz |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |