Where does “antifraternization” come from?
antifraternization (English) comes from English fraternization, from French fraternisation, from French fraterniser, from Latin frāternus, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν — he, she.
antifraternization (English): Preventing or opposing fraternization, as between employees
Definitions
- Preventing or opposing fraternization, as between employees
Ancestry of “antifraternization”, step by step
antifraternization traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fraternization
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fraternization | The act of fraternizing or uniting as brothers;... |
| 2 | French | fraternisation | fraternization |
| 3 | French | fraterniser | to fraternize |
| 4 | Latin | frāternus | brotherly, fraternal |
| 5 | French | -iser | -ise/-ize |
| 6 | Old French | -iser | -ize |
| 7 | Latin | -izo | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |