Where does “terrorization” come from?
terrorization (English) comes from English terrorize, from English Terror, from Middle English terrour, from Middle French terreur, from Old French terreur, from Latin terror, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium.
terrorization (English): The act of terrorizing
Definitions
- The act of terrorizing
Ancestry of “terrorization”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | terrorize | To fill with terror; to terrify; To coerce by... |
| 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 | — |