Where does “antiestablishmentism” come from?
antiestablishmentism (English) comes from English antiestablishment, from English establishment, from Middle English stablishment, from Old French establissement, from Old French establir, from Latin stabiliō, from Latin stabilis, from Latin stare.
antiestablishmentism (English): Opposition to the political or cultural establishment
Definitions
- Opposition to the political or cultural establishment
Ancestry of “antiestablishmentism”, step by step
antiestablishmentism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English antiestablishment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antiestablishment | Opposed to the political or cultural... |
| 2 | English | establishment | The act of establishing; a ratifying or... |
| 3 | Middle English | stablishment | — |
| 4 | Old French | establissement | — |
| 5 | Old French | establir | to establish |
| 6 | Latin | stabiliō | to make firm, confirm, stay, support, hold still, stabilize |
| 7 | Latin | stabilis | That stands firm; firm, steadfast, steady, sure,... |
| 8 | Latin | stare | present active infinitive of stō; stand; to be |
| 9 | Latin | sto | I stand; I stay, remain; I am |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |