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Where does “antiaristocracy” come from?

antiaristocracy (English) comes from English aristocracy, from Middle French aristocratie, from Medieval Latin aristocratia, from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατίᾱ, from Ancient Greek ἄριστος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éristos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

antiaristocracy (English): Opposed to the aristocracy

Definitions

  1. Opposed to the aristocracy

Ancestry of “antiaristocracy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharistocracyThe nobility, or the hereditary ruling class;...
2Middle Frencharistocratie—
3Medieval Latinaristocratia—
4Ancient Greekἀριστοκρατίᾱaristocracy; the rule of the best; the rule of...
5Ancient Greekἄριστοςsuperlative degree of ᾰ̓γᾰθός : best; best,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éristosfittest, most fitting, most suitable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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