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To: James C. Bennett

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5 posted on 07/14/2012 7:59:19 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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'Assassin' is Arabic in origin, not Indo-European, AFAIK.

The Assassins (Arabic: حشاشين Ḥashshāshīn, also Hashishin, Hassassin, or Hashashiyyin) were an order of Nizari Ismailis, particularly those of Persia and Syria that formed around 1092. Posing a strong military threat to Sunni Seljuq authority within the Persian territories, the Nizari Ismailis captured and inhabited many mountain fortresses under the leadership of Hassan-i Sabbah. The modern word "assassin" is derived from their name.

6 posted on 07/14/2012 8:03:36 PM PDT by James C. Bennett (An Australian.)
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Tumulo - tumultuous
Mata - mother
Prajapati - progenitor
Dva - two
Trai - three
Sapta - seven
Mani - jewel (money, “mani” is pronounced “muhni”)
Raja - king - royal
Divya - divine
Ashta - bone - osteo
Danta - teeth - dentist
Nasa - nose
Shankha - conch
Pada - foot - podiatry
Hrida - heart
Mrityu - death - mortal, morturay
Duhitr - daughter
Bhartr -brother
(Can’t remember sister but it is similar to sister)
Pita - father, paternal
jna - to know (the word “know” comes from jna)
Sarkar - sugar
Agni - fire - ignite

These are off the top of my head.


17 posted on 07/14/2012 8:58:01 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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