Where does “antielitist” come from?
antielitist (English) comes from English elitist, from English élite, from French élite, from French élit, from Old French eslit, from Old French elire, from Latin eligere, from Latin eligo — a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...
antielitist (English): Opposed to elitism; One who opposes elitism
Definitions
- Opposed to elitism; One who opposes elitism
Ancestry of “antielitist”, step by step
antielitist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English elitist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elitist | Of or relating to elitism; Someone who believes... |
| 2 | English | élite | Alternative spelling of elite |
| 3 | French | élite | elite |
| 4 | French | élit | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Old French | eslit | chosen, elected |
| 6 | Old French | elire | — |
| 7 | Latin | eligere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | eligo | I choose, I pluck or root out, extract; I pick... |
| 9 | Latin | e- | Alternative form of ex-; out of; out, utterly |
| 10 | Latin | ex- | out, away; throughout; thoroughly |
| 11 | Latin | e | The name of the letter "E"; out of, from |
| 12 | Latin | ex | A name of the letter "X"; out of, from |
| 13 | Latin | commūnicō | to impart, share |
| 14 | Latin | commūnis | common, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together |
| 15 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 16 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | common |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 20 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 21 | Middle Dutch | kitte | a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden... |