Where does “assassinous” come from?
assassinous (English) comes from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz — to grow, nourish.
assassinous (English): Murderous; assassin-like
Definitions
- Murderous; assassin-like
Ancestry of “assassinous”, step by step
assassinous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English assassin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | assassin | A member of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community... |
| 2 | French | assassiner | to assassinate |
| 3 | French | assassin | an assassin or other murderer; deadly; fatal;... |
| 4 | Italian | assassino | One who commits murder on someone else's behest;... |