Where does “antiadministration” come from?
antiadministration (English) comes from English administration, from Middle English administracioun, from Old French administration, from Latin administrātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
antiadministration (English): Opposing a particular administration
Definitions
- Opposing a particular administration
Ancestry of “antiadministration”, step by step
antiadministration traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English administration
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | administration | The act of administering; government of public... |
| 2 | Middle English | administracioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | administration | — |
| 4 | Latin | administrātiō | administration, management, government (of a city, body) |
| 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 |