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Where does “anticonservative” come from?

anticonservative (English) comes from English Conservative, from Latin conservativus, from Latin cōnservātus, from Latin cōnservō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

anticonservative (English): Opposing conservative attitudes or politics; One...

Definitions

  1. Opposing conservative attitudes or politics; One...

Ancestry of “anticonservative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishConservativeA member of a political party incorporating the...
2Latinconservativusconservative
3Latincōnservātus—
4Latincōnservō—
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “anticonservative”

  • anticonservativeness
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