Etymology

antiterror

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Today it means: Opposing or preventing terrorism; antiterrorist. Full definition →

English terror ← Middle English terrour ← Middle French terreur
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The story

  1. Englishanti-
  2. Latinterror
  3. Old Frenchterreur
  4. Middle Frenchterreur
  5. Middle Englishterrour
  6. Englishterror
  7. English todayantiterror

From anti- + terror.

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