Where does “anti-circumcisionist” come from?
anti-circumcisionist (English) comes from English circumcision, from Latin circumcisio, from Latin circumcido, from Latin circum-, from Latin circum, from Latin circus, from Ancient Greek κρίκος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
anti-circumcisionist (English): One who opposes male infant circumcision
Definitions
- One who opposes male infant circumcision
Ancestry of “anti-circumcisionist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | circumcision | The surgical removal of the foreskin of the... |
| 2 | Latin | circumcisio | circumcision, a cutting around |
| 3 | Latin | circumcido | I cut around, make an incision around, clip,... |
| 4 | Latin | circum- | circum- |
| 5 | Latin | circum | about, around; in a circle, all around, on both... |
| 6 | Latin | circus | a circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κρίκος | ring |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |