Where does “antiforeignism” come from?
antiforeignism (English) comes from English antiforeign, from English foreign, from Middle English foreyn, from Old French forain, from Vulgar Latin foranus, from Latin forās, from Latin -ās, from Latin -ātis — he, she.
antiforeignism (English): antiforeign attitudes
Ancestry of “antiforeignism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | antiforeign | Opposed to foreigners or to what is foreign |
| 2 | English | foreign | Located outside a country or place, especially... |
| 3 | Middle English | foreyn | Nonlocal; not from or in one's town or immediate... |
| 4 | Old French | forain | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | foranus | outsider, outlander |
| 6 | Latin | forās | — |
| 7 | Latin | -ās | — |
| 8 | Latin | -ātis | — |
| 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 |