Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “anti-anarchism” come from?

anti-anarchism (English) comes from English anarchism, from English anarchy, from New Latin anarchia, from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία, from Ancient Greek ἀν-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

anti-anarchism (English): Opposition to anarchism

Definitions

  1. Opposition to anarchism

Ancestry of “anti-anarchism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishanarchismThe belief that proposes the absence and...
2EnglishanarchyThe state of a society being without authorities...
3New Latinanarchia—
4Ancient Greekἀναρχίαlack of a leader; lawlessness, anarchy
5Ancient Greekἀν-Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;...
6Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
7Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
10Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →