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Where does “antiageist” come from?

antiageist (English) comes from English ageist, from English age, from Middle English age, from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin aetaticum, from Latin aetās, from Latin aevitās, from Proto-Italic aiwotāts — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

antiageist (English): Opposed to ageism

Definitions

  1. Opposed to ageism

Ancestry of “antiageist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishageistUnfairly discriminatory against someone based on...
2EnglishageThe whole duration of a being, whether animal,...
3Middle EnglishageAlternative form of awe; The age of someone ; the...
4Old Frenchaageage
5Vulgar Latinaetaticumage
6Latinaetās—
7Latinaevitās—
8Proto-Italicaiwotātsage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyu-vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
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