Where does “jihadism” come from?

jihadism (English) comes from English jihad, from Arabic جِهَاد — to strive in the cause of God as a religious...

jihadism (English): The ideological movement within modern Islamism...

Definitions

  1. The ideological movement within modern Islamism...

Ancestry of “jihadism”, step by step

jihadism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English jihad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjihadA holy war undertaken by Muslims; An aggressive...
2Arabicجِهَادto strive in the cause of God as a religious...

via Swedish jihad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjihadjihad

Words derived from “jihadism”

Every word from Arabic جِهَاد →Every word from English jihad →
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