Where does “antifur” come from?

antifur (English) comes from English fur, from Middle English furre, from Old French fuerre, from Frankish fōdar, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

antifur (English): Opposed to the killing of animals for their fur

Definitions

  1. Opposed to the killing of animals for their fur

Ancestry of “antifur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfurThe hairy coat of various mammal species,...
2Middle Englishfurre—
3Old Frenchfuerrehay
4Frankishfōdarfodder, sheath
5Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
6Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go
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