Where does “antibribery” come from?
antibribery (English) comes from English bribery, from English -ery, from French -erie, from Old French -erie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
antibribery (English): Opposing or prohibiting bribery, especially of...
Definitions
- Opposing or prohibiting bribery, especially of...
Ancestry of “antibribery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bribery | the making of illegal payment, or bribes, to... |
| 2 | English | -ery | Added to nouns to form other nouns meaning the... |
| 3 | French | -erie | denoting a shop selling a certain product;... |
| 4 | Old French | -erie | used to form feminine nouns |
| 5 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |