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[ila]

Originally Posted by sesame

What does Igirisu in Japanese mean?

Google was my friend in answering this since I know only a few Japanese words and cannot put together a complete sentence in Japanese.

Igirisu - has been translated as England, Great Britain, and United Kingdom.

[sesame]

The Japs cannot pronounce 'L' . So, the word "English" became igirisu in Japanese tongue.

Where did the word Assassin come from?



Hash-shashin in Arabic, refers to an ancient Ismail-Persian sect, skilled in the art of killing. (sort of Arabic Ninjas). They lived in N. Iran near Alamoot between 780-1330AD; and were also called as Nissari's. They secretly formed a society that organised political and religious murders of the noblemen of antipathetic sects.

[ila]

Originally Posted by sesame

Where did the word Assassin come from?



Hash-shashin in Arabic, refers to an ancient Ismail-Persian sect, skilled in the art of killing. (sort of Arabic Ninjas). They lived in N. Iran near Alamoot between 780-1330AD; and were also called as Nissari's. They secretly formed a society that organised political and religious murders of the noblemen of antipathetic sects.

I believe the origin is in Persian. A ruler/tribal chief in Persia used to give his mercenaries hash to get high before they went out to eliminate their enemies. The orginal word was hashasin. (I didn't need your hint btw)

[sesame]

Ila, my friend, thats called cheating!!!
You read my ghostwriting!:D

Opium is of little importance in regard to these Nissari killers.

[ila]

Originally Posted by sesame

Ila, my friend, thats called cheating!!!
You read my ghostwriting!:D

Reread the part of my sentence in parentheses where I said I didn't need your hint. I didn't know that you had even put it in until I replied quoting your post and saw the ghostwriting then.

[sesame]

Remember those Diazo Reactions in organic chemistry?
The word azo comes from Azure, meaning blue.
Where did Azure come from?

Ich sprech ein wenig Deutsche, enough to get by. Then I know basic words and phrases-"hello," "goodbye," "please," "thank you," etc.-of a few other European languages, Mexican Spanish and Japanese. Oh, and I can cuss people out in them, too!

[ila]

Originally Posted by sesame

The word azo comes from Azure, meaning blue.
Where did Azure come from?

The short answer I would guess is Latin, however it will have deeper roots than that. The root word might possibly be in Sanskrit, but for some reason I'm thinking Phoenecian. I will see what I can come up with.

[ila]

Originally Posted by ila

The short answer I would guess is Latin, however it will have deeper roots than that. The root word might possibly be in Sanskrit, but for some reason I'm thinking Phoenecian. I will see what I can come up with.

I wasn't even close in the origins of azure. According to Wikipedia the word originated in Persian, was adopted into old French, and then into English.