Where does “anti-abolitionism” come from?
anti-abolitionism (English) comes from English abolitionism, from English abolition, from Middle French abolition, from Latin abolitiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
anti-abolitionism (English): the campaign against the abolition of the slave...
Definitions
- the campaign against the abolition of the slave...
Ancestry of “anti-abolitionism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abolitionism | Support for the abolition of something; the... |
| 2 | English | abolition | The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation;... |
| 3 | Middle French | abolition | — |
| 4 | Latin | abolitiō | abolishing, annulling, abolition |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |