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Where does the word 'assassin' come from?

By Excalibur Asked Aug 16 2009 9:53AM
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by Covoll on Aug 16, 2009 at 10:03 am Permalink

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It come form arabian word al-hasziszijjin which means
?? hashish eaters ??
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Avatar Excalibur Aug, 16 2009 at 10:05 AM
Thank you Covoll.:)+6
Avatar Tom47 is howling in his wolf COAT Aug, 16 2009 at 11:04 AM
True. And they were also assassins, hired murderers. The hashish was part of their payment.

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by legion on Oct 21, 2009 at 12:56 pm Permalink

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really cool reference to it in Neal Stephenson's book, Quicksilver. Hashashins unite!
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by Whitehair on Aug 16, 2009 at 11:56 am Permalink

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According to the Wikipedia it derives from the Arabic word Hashshashin and means the targeted killing of a public figure.
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Avatar Excalibur Aug, 16 2009 at 11:54 PM
Thank you Whitehair.:)+6

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by Cpt. Cack on Aug 16, 2009 at 9:56 am Permalink

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copied and pasted from dictionary.com

Origin:
1525–35; < ML assassinī (pl.) < Ar ḥashshāshīn eaters of hashish
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Avatar Excalibur Aug, 16 2009 at 09:58 AM
Thank you Cpt Cack.:)+6


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