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Where does “Luddite” come from?

Luddite (English) comes from English Ned Ludd.

Luddite (English): Any of a group of early 19th-century English...

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of early 19th-century English...

Ancestry of “Luddite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNed Ludd—

Words derived from “Luddite”

  • technoluddite
  • neo-Luddite
Every word from English Ned Ludd →