Where does “anti-Muslim” come from?
anti-Muslim (English) comes from English Muslim, from Arabic مُسْلِم, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.
anti-Muslim (English): Opposing Islam or Muslims
Definitions
- Opposing Islam or Muslims
Ancestry of “anti-Muslim”, step by step
anti-Muslim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Muslim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Muslim | A person who is a follower and believer of Islam;... |
| 2 | Arabic | مُسْلِم | Muslim; one who submits |
| 3 | Arabic | أَسْلَمَ | to surrender, to become a Muslim; he submitted |
| 4 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | for, to |
via English anti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | anti | Opposed to something; That has a torsion angle... |
| 2 | English | anti- | Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀντι- | anti-, against; like, reminiscent of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓ντῐ́ | opposite |