Where does “asesinar” come from?

asesinar (Spanish) comes from Spanish asesino, from Arabic حَشَّاشِين, from Arabic حَشِيش — dry herb, hay, hemp; hay, dried herb; hashish.

asesinar (Spanish): to murder

Definitions

  1. to murder

Ancestry of “asesinar”, step by step

asesinar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish asesino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishasesinomurderous, homicidal; murderer, killer, assassin;...
2Arabicحَشَّاشِينhashish smokers; hashish users; low-lives;...
3Arabicحَشِيشdry herb, hay, hemp; hay, dried herb; hashish

via Asturian asesín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianasesínassassin, killer

Words derived from “asesinar”

Every word from Arabic حَشِيش →Every word from Arabic حَشَّاشِين →Every word from Spanish asesino →