Etymology

al-CIAda

Today it means: An epithet for al-Qaeda used by individuals who believe the CIA is behind the group. Full definition →

English CIA ← Medieval Latin agēntia ← Latin agēns
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  1. Arabicقَعَدَ (qaʕada)
  2. Arabicقَاعِدَة (qāʕida)
  3. Arabicالْقَاعِدَة (al-qāʕida)
  4. Englishal-Qaeda
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱen-?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrom
  7. Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
  8. Ancient Greekκέντρον (kéntron)
  9. Latincentrum
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Latincentrālis
  13. Englishcentral
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  16. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  17. Latininter
  18. Latininter-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*léǵeti
  21. Proto-Italic*legō
  22. Latinlegō?
  23. Proto-Indo-European*h₂leg-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*h₂légeti
  25. Proto-Italic*legō?
  26. Latinintellegō
  27. Latinintellegēns
  28. Latinintellegentia
  29. Old Frenchintelligence
  30. Middle Englishintelligence
  31. Englishintelligence
  32. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  33. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  34. Proto-Italic*agō
  35. Latinagō
  36. Latinagēns
  37. Medieval Latinagēntia
  38. Englishagency
  39. EnglishCentral Intelligence Agencyinit.
  40. EnglishCIA
  41. English todayal-CIAda

Blend of al-Qaeda + CIA.

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