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Where does “anti-Jewishness” come from?

anti-Jewishness (English) comes from English anti-Jewish, from English Jewish, from English Jew, from Middle English Jew, from Old French juiu, from Latin Iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδά — Judas; Judah, Judas.

anti-Jewishness (English): Quality or state of being anti-Jewish;...

Definitions

  1. Quality or state of being anti-Jewish;...

Ancestry of “anti-Jewishness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishanti-JewishOpposed to Jews
2EnglishJewishBeing a Jew, or relating to Jews, their...
3EnglishJewAn adherent of Judaism; A member or descendent of...
4Middle EnglishJewJew; Israelite
5Old FrenchjuiuAlternative form of Giu
6LatinIūdaeus—
7Ancient GreekἸουδαῖοςJew or Judean
8Ancient GreekἸουδάJudah
9HebrewיְהוּדָהJudas; Judah, Judas
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