Etymology of the English word terrorize
the English word
terrorizederived from the English word
terrorderived from the Old French word
terreurderived from the Latin word
terror (terror, panic, alarm)
derived from the Latin word
terrere (frighten, scare, terrify)
using the English suffix
-izederived from the Old French suffix
-iserderived from the Latin suffix
-izarederived from the Greek suffix
-izein, -ίζειν
Cognates
Dutch
terroriseren, French
terroriser, German
terrorisieren, Norwegian
terrorisere, Swedish
terroriseraUsage
Word found in Modern English
