Where does “anti-Zionism” come from?
anti-Zionism (English) comes from English Zionism, from German Zionismus, from German -ismus, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
anti-Zionism (English): Opposition to Zionism; activism against Zionism
Definitions
- Opposition to Zionism; activism against Zionism
Ancestry of “anti-Zionism”, step by step
anti-Zionism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Zionism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Zionism | Jewish nationalism, the movement which supported... |
| 2 | German | Zionismus | Zionism |
| 3 | German | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |