Where does “hitman” come from?

hitman (English) comes 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 (English): A contract killer; especially one paid by mafia;...

Definitions

  1. A contract killer; especially one paid by mafia;...

Ancestry of “hitman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhit"To strike."; To manage to touch in the right...
2Middle EnglishhitThird-person singular neuter pronoun: it;...
3Old Englishhitit
4Proto-Germanichitnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hiz
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here

Words derived from “hitman”

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