Where does “jihadista” come from?
jihadista (Italian) comes from Italian jihad, from English jihad, from Arabic جِهَاد — to strive in the cause of God as a religious...
jihadista (Italian): jihadist
Definitions
- jihadist
Ancestry of “jihadista”, step by step
jihadista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian jihad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | jihad | jihad |
| 2 | English | jihad | A holy war undertaken by Muslims; An aggressive... |
| 3 | Arabic | جِهَاد | to strive in the cause of God as a religious... |
via Portuguese jihad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | jihad | jihad holy war undertaken by Muslims |