Where does “anti-devolutionist” come from?

anti-devolutionist (English) comes from English devolution, from Middle French dévolution, from Medieval Latin devolutio, from Latin dēvolvō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

anti-devolutionist (English): opposed to devolution; opposed to the devolution...

Definitions

  1. opposed to devolution; opposed to the devolution...

Ancestry of “anti-devolutionist”, step by step

anti-devolutionist traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English devolution

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdevolutionA rolling down; A descent, especially one that...
2Middle Frenchdévolution
3Medieval Latindevolutio
4Latindēvolvōto roll or tumble off or down
5Latindē-of; from
6Latinof; concerning; about
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās

via English anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti