Not many people know what is etymology or what it means means. Etymology is the study of the origins of words and the way the words have changed in meaning and in context over time and history. Etymology allows someone to go in depth with its origin, meaning, and the way the meaning has changed. Knowing the origins of words or phrases is crucial to have conversations with other people in our society. By looking at the word assassin, the history of the word allows us to study its many meanings in depth.
Assassin is originally derived from the Arabic language(assassin). The word etymology was that this derived from was hashishiyyin. It was formed by the hashishiyyin leader who lived “the man on top a mountain”(assassin). He lived during the time …show more content…
The first meaning is the most different from all the others. The first meaning is people who killed a political leader after using an intoxicant of marijuana (assassin). According to Merriam Webster, this meaning derived from the Arabic states during the first crusade (assassin). These people were first called the hashishiyyins. It wasn’t until the hashishiyyins got to Europe before they started using the term assassins. At first, you would think that assassin's only murder people for political reasons, but during the late first crusade they also are private mail carriers for many important people. These private mail carriers are very important to the history during and after the crusade. Regular mail carriers could get into conflict with other people, but assassin, mail carriers have defenses and weapons to fight back if under attack. The third definition of assassin is that people thought that they were professional murders for no reason at all. Although, they did kill people this was not for any reason at all. They murdered people for the reason of politics and religious reasons. This is also the last definition this is the definition for modern days; they murder for the reason of political and religious reasons. Although not many people use these definitions I don’t think it will become outdated from modern
Assassin is originally derived from the Arabic language(assassin). The word etymology was that this derived from was hashishiyyin. It was formed by the hashishiyyin leader who lived “the man on top a mountain”(assassin). He lived during the time …show more content…
The first meaning is the most different from all the others. The first meaning is people who killed a political leader after using an intoxicant of marijuana (assassin). According to Merriam Webster, this meaning derived from the Arabic states during the first crusade (assassin). These people were first called the hashishiyyins. It wasn’t until the hashishiyyins got to Europe before they started using the term assassins. At first, you would think that assassin's only murder people for political reasons, but during the late first crusade they also are private mail carriers for many important people. These private mail carriers are very important to the history during and after the crusade. Regular mail carriers could get into conflict with other people, but assassin, mail carriers have defenses and weapons to fight back if under attack. The third definition of assassin is that people thought that they were professional murders for no reason at all. Although, they did kill people this was not for any reason at all. They murdered people for the reason of politics and religious reasons. This is also the last definition this is the definition for modern days; they murder for the reason of political and religious reasons. Although not many people use these definitions I don’t think it will become outdated from modern