Where does “antiethnic” come from?
antiethnic (English) comes from English ethnic, from French ethnique, from Middle French ethnique, from Old French ethnique, from Latin ethnicus, from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός, from Ancient Greek ἔθνος, from Ancient Greek ἔθω — to do, put, place.
antiethnic (English): Opposing those of a particular ethnicity
Definitions
- Opposing those of a particular ethnicity
Ancestry of “antiethnic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ethnic | Of or relating to a group of people having common... |
| 2 | French | ethnique | ethnic |
| 3 | Middle French | ethnique | — |
| 4 | Old French | ethnique | — |
| 5 | Latin | ethnicus | heathen; pagan |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐθνικός | national |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἔθνος | group of people: tribe, family; group of animals:... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἔθω | I am accustomed, I tend to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |