Where does “antifirearms” come from?
antifirearms (English) comes from English firearms, from English firearm, from English fire, from Middle English fier, from Old English fȳr, from Old English feor, from Proto-Germanic ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy — passed , crossed.
antifirearms (English): Opposing firearms
Definitions
- Opposing firearms
Ancestry of “antifirearms”, step by step
antifirearms traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English firearms
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | firearms | plural of firearm |
| 2 | English | firearm | A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to... |
| 3 | English | fire | A chemical reaction involving the bonding of... |
| 4 | Middle English | fier | Alternative form of figer |
| 5 | Old English | fȳr | fire |
| 6 | Old English | feor | Alternative form of feorr; far |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |