Etymology

antiterrorism

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Today it means: Activity aiming at opposing or preventing terrorism. Full definition →

English terrorism ← French terrorisme ← Middle French terreur
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*tres-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*troséyeti
  9. Proto-Italic*troseō
  10. Latinterreō
  11. Latinterror
  12. Old Frenchterreur
  13. Middle Frenchterreur
  14. Frenchterreur
  15. Frenchterrorisme
  16. Englishterrorism
  17. English todayantiterrorism

From anti- + terrorism.

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