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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
JANIZARY, JANISSARY.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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JANIZARY, JANISSARY,
a soldier of the old Turkish footguard. (F.,—Turkish)
Bacon speaks of 'the Janizaries' in Essay 19, Of Empire, near the
end. There is an earlier reference to them in Sir T. More, Works, p.
279 f. 'Janissaries, an order of infantry in the Turkish
army: originally, young prisoners trained to arms; were first organised by
Orcan, about 1330, and remodelled by his son Amurath I. 1360....A firman was
issued on 17 June, 1826, abolishing the Janizaries;' Haydn, Dict. of
Dates. And see Gibbon, Roman Empire, c. 64.—O. F. Jannissaires,
'the Janizaries;' Cot. Of Turkish origin; the word means 'new
soldiers;' from Turk. yeñi, new, and
‛askari, a soldier. The
ñ represents saghir noon, a nasal letter peculiar to Turkish. Cf.
Pers. ‛askari, a soldier; Arab. ‛askar, an army, troops; Rich. Pers. Dict. p. 1008.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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