Quiz - what is the root of the word "assassin"?

Answer 1

The term 'Assassin' is generally assumed to be derived from its connections to the Hashshashin, a militant religious sect of Ismaili Muslims, thought to be active in the Middle East in the 8th to 14th centuries. This mystic secret society killed members of the Abbasid elite for political or religious reasons

Answer 2

American Heritage Dictionary

as·sas·sin (ə-sās'ĭn) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. One who murders by surprise attack, especially one who carries out a plot to kill a prominent person.
2. Assassin A member of a secret order of Muslims who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders and others.



[French, from Medieval Latin assassīnus, from Arabic ḥaššāšīn, pl. of ḥaššāš, hashish user, from ḥašīš, hashish; see hashish.]

Essentialy, a drug addict!!

Answer 3

Hashish

Answer 4

I know "the joke" question that might want the "obvious" joke answer, but I can't write that--"the spanker" will "get me!" Here's the real answer: " Arabic. 'hashish-eater' (referring to fanatical Muslims at the time of the Crusades who were said to use hashish before murdering people).

Answer 5

Hashish. Muslims killers got high on Hashish before going on their missions.

Answer 6

It originally derives from the Hashishim, a radical sect led by Hassan ibn Salah (I think that was his name), the "Old Man of the Mountain". They specialized in political killings, mostly.

Answer 7

It originated in Arabic (then Latin, then French) and was a term for a secret order of fundamentalist Muslims who attacked and killed their enemies.

Answer 8

Rottenham Clinton

Answer 9

comes from arabic terms for hashis long story

Answer 10

There is no root word. Its is its own noun.