Where does “assassino” come from?

assassino (Portuguese) comes from Arabic حَشَّاشِين, from Arabic حَشِيش — dry herb, hay, hemp; hay, dried herb; hashish.

assassino (Portuguese): murderous; killer, murderer,assassin

Definitions

  1. murderous; killer, murderer,assassin

Ancestry of “assassino”, step by step

assassino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic حَشَّاشِين

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحَشَّاشِينhashish smokers; hashish users; low-lives;...
2Arabicحَشِيشdry herb, hay, hemp; hay, dried herb; hashish

via Italian assassino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianassassinoOne who commits murder on someone else's behest;...

Words derived from “assassino

Every word from Arabic حَشِيشEvery word from Arabic حَشَّاشِين