Where does “antiextremism” come from?
antiextremism (English) comes from English extremism, from English -ism, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
antiextremism (English): Opposition to extremism
Definitions
- Opposition to extremism
Ancestry of “antiextremism”, step by step
antiextremism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English extremism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extremism | Extreme ideas or actions |
| 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 |