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Where does “anti-Assyrianism” come from?

anti-Assyrianism (English) comes from English Assyrian, from English -n, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

anti-Assyrianism (English): Opposition or hostility to Samaritans

Definitions

  1. Opposition or hostility to Samaritans

Ancestry of “anti-Assyrianism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAssyrianA person who resided in the ancient region on the...
2English-nAlternative form of -en; API; Alternative form of...
3Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
4Proto-Norse-īna-—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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