Where does “anti-Catholicism” come from?
anti-Catholicism (English) comes from English Catholicism, from English catholic, from Old French catholique, from Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek καθολικός, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
anti-Catholicism (English): Fear or hatred of Catholics
Definitions
- Fear or hatred of Catholics
Ancestry of “anti-Catholicism”, step by step
anti-Catholicism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Catholicism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Catholicism | The faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic... |
| 2 | English | catholic | Universal; all-encompassing; Pertaining to all... |
| 3 | Old French | catholique | — |
| 4 | Latin | catholicus | catholic; pertaining to all kinds of people and... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καθολικός | general |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |