[lbo-talk] etymology

[snitsnat]

At 11:31 AM 7/1/2005, Doug Henwood wrote:
>Any etmyology experts on this list? Some hyper-PC dude on the WBAI 
>producers' list claims that "terrorist" comes from the same root as 
>"terrestrial" - because terrorist = dirt. Dictionaries do not confirm 
>this, but...

wow. what an asshole.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=terrorism
move on to the origins of "terror" here: 
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=terror

I'm sure Carrol or Yoshie will come through with the in-depth entry from 
Oxford.

Kelley

(kicking myself for not buying R the Oxford on disk two years ago)

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