Where does “terrorist fist jab” come from?
terrorist fist jab (English) comes from English terrorist, from English Terror, from Middle English terrour, from Middle French terreur, from Old French terreur, from Latin terror, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium.
terrorist fist jab (English): The touching together of two people's fists,...
Definitions
- The touching together of two people's fists,...
Ancestry of “terrorist fist jab”, step by step
terrorist fist jab traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English terrorist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | terrorist | A person, group, or organization that uses... |
| 2 | English | Terror | The Reign of Terror during the French Revolution |
| 3 | Middle English | terrour | A terror; a fright |
| 4 | Middle French | terreur | terror |
| 5 | Old French | terreur | terror |
| 6 | Latin | terror | a dread, terror, great fear, alarm, panic; an... |
| 7 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 8 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 9 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 10 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via English jab
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jab | A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting... |
| 2 | English | Job | A person who shows remarkable patience |
| 3 | Latin | Iob | Job |
| 4 | Latin | iuppiter | Jupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | djous patēr | Jupiter |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |