Etymology

counter-terrorism

Today it means: Measures intended to combat or reduce terrorist activities. Full definition →

English terrorism ← French terrorisme ← Middle French terreur
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*tres-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*troséyeti
  14. Proto-Italic*troseō
  15. Latinterreō
  16. Latinterror
  17. Old Frenchterreur
  18. Middle Frenchterreur
  19. Frenchterreur
  20. Frenchterrorisme
  21. Englishterrorism
  22. English todaycounter-terrorism

From counter- + terrorism.

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