Latin
terror
‘a dread, terror, great fear, alarm, panic’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin terror.
3 English words in this record descend from Latin terror, most familiar first.
- terrorist ← terror ← terrour ← terreur ← terreur
- terror ← terrour ← terreur ← terreur
- terrorism ← terrorisme ← terreur ← terreur ← terreur
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Etymograph / Latin terror