Where does “antiforeigner” come from?
antiforeigner (English) comes from English foreigner, from Middle English forner, from Middle English forein, from Old French forain, from Vulgar Latin foranus, from Latin forās, from Latin -ās, from Latin -ātis — he, she.
antiforeigner (English): Opposed to foreigners
Definitions
- Opposed to foreigners
Ancestry of “antiforeigner”, step by step
antiforeigner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English foreigner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foreigner | A person from a foreign country; A private job... |
| 2 | Middle English | forner | Alternative form of foreyner |
| 3 | Middle English | forein | Alternative form of foreyn |
| 4 | Old French | forain | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | foranus | outsider, outlander |
| 6 | Latin | forās | outside, outdoors (destination) |
| 7 | Latin | -ās | Used to form gentilic adjectives with the meaning "of/from" a country or place |
| 8 | Latin | -ātis | first conjugation |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |