Etymology

antiterrorist

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Today it means: Preventing or counteracting terrorism, or reducing the threat from terrorism. Full definition →

English terrorist ← 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. Englishterrorist
  8. English todayantiterrorist

From anti- + terrorist.

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