Where does “anticlericalism” come from?
anticlericalism (English) comes from French anticléricalisme, from French cléricalisme, from French clérical, from Latin clēricālis, from Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός — -y, -ic.
anticlericalism (English): The opposition to political influence of clerics
Definitions
- The opposition to political influence of clerics
Ancestry of “anticlericalism”, step by step
anticlericalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French anticléricalisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | anticléricalisme | anticlericalism |
| 2 | French | cléricalisme | clericalism |
| 3 | French | clérical | clerical |
| 4 | Latin | clēricālis | clerical, priestly |
| 5 | Latin | clēricus | a priest, clergyman or clergywoman, cleric |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κληρικός | of or pertaining to clergy; clerical; clergyman |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English anticlerical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anticlerical | Opposed to political influence of clerics; One... |
| 2 | English | anti- | Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀντι- | anti-, against; like, reminiscent of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓ντῐ́ | opposite |