Where does “Terrorist” come from?

Terrorist (German) comes from German -ist, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

Terrorist (German): terrorist

Definitions

  1. terrorist

Ancestry of “Terrorist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-ist-ist; Also see
2Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
3Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
4Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
5Proto-Hellenic-tās—

Words derived from “Terrorist”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →Every word from Latin -ista →