Where does “Anti-Sicilian” come from?
Anti-Sicilian (English) comes from English Sicilian, from Latin Sicilia, from Ancient Greek Σικελία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Anti-Sicilian (English): Countering the Sicilian Defense
Definitions
- Countering the Sicilian Defense
Ancestry of “Anti-Sicilian”, step by step
Anti-Sicilian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Sicilian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sicilian | Of or relating to Sicily or its inhabitants; A... |
| 2 | Latin | Sicilia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Σικελία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |