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Where does “antibullionist” come from?

antibullionist (English) comes from English bullionist, from English ist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

antibullionist (English): One who rejects bullionism

Definitions

  1. One who rejects bullionism

Ancestry of “antibullionist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbullionistAn advocate for a metallic currency, or a paper...
2EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
3English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
4Old French-iste—
5Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
6Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
7Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
8Proto-Hellenic-tās—
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