<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Terrorism#Origin_of_term" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Terrorism#Origin_of_term</a><p>&quot;&quot;Terrorism&quot; comes from the French word terrorisme, and originally referred specifically to state terrorism as practiced by the French government during the 1793–1794 Reign of terror.&quot;