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by j_camarena 3915 days ago
Terrorism is an American (English word) your barely hear the word in Spanish.
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Ostensibly, it's actually a loan word from French, if Wikipedia's etymology is to be believed.

That said, I can certainly attest to the word being commonly used in a host of other languages besides English, including Slavic ones. Perhaps it is the case that it is not frequent in Spanish-speaking societies.

The Online Etymology Dictionary agrees. It dates back to the French Revolution, it seems. [0]

[0] http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&searc...