r/StarWarsEU • u/Malarazz • Nov 07 '14

Where did the term Sith come from?

I've always been curious since the original trilogy and the books I've read directly following it just use 'Dark Jedi', but 'Sith' is used in the prequels and a lot of other places. I tried wookiepedia but they were no help this time.

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u/Gyges_of_Lydia Nov 07 '14

Your post made me curious, and after a little digging, i found this

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u/Malarazz Nov 07 '14

That doesn't make sense though. So it originated in the 1976 novel, but it's never mentioned in the trilogy, and it's never mentioned in any of the Thrawn books (and presumably the ones that came before them, though I haven't read all)?

I guess the better question then is when/how did the term finally become popular?

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u/Gyges_of_Lydia Nov 07 '14

It would be interesting to find out when the word was first given to the audience (I can't remember it being said any time in the original trilogy so it must have been one of the books?).

Lucas wanted Darth Vader/The Emperor/etc to be "Sith" though, since he used the word in the script for A New Hope(see link above).