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copied and pasted from dictionary.com Origin: 1525–35; < ML assassinÄ« (pl.) < Ar hÌ£ashshÄshÄ«n eaters of hashish
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It come form arabian word al-hasziszijjin which means ?? hashish eaters ??
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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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really cool reference to it in Neal Stephenson's book, Quicksilver. Hashashins unite!
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It doesn't come from Hashish. Most Islamic Scholars now prefer the more convincing etymology "assassiyun" who are faithful to the "assass", the "foundation" of the faith. They were, literally, "fundamentalists". More info here: http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm313/Xm3buX/assassin.jpg
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Ninja Assassin! Isn't it a movie?
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"assassin 1530s (in Anglo-L. from mid-13c.), via Fr. and It., from Arabic hashishiyyin "hashish-users," pl. of hashishiyy, from hashish (q.v.). A fanatical Ismaili Muslim sect of the time of the Crusades, under leadership of the "Old Man of the Mountains" (translates Arabic shaik-al-jibal, name applied to Hasan ibu-al-Sabbah), with a reputation for murdering opposing leaders after intoxicating themselves by eating hashish. The pl. suffix -in was mistaken in Europe for part of the word (cf. Bedouin)." Source and further information: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=assassin&searchmode=none Further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashshashin
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