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Where does “antiglobalization” come from?

Antiglobalization comes from English globalization and the prefix anti-, which derives from Ancient Greek ἀντί, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti meaning "opposite" or "against."

antiglobalization (English): Alternative spelling of anti-globalization

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of anti-globalization

Ancestry of “antiglobalization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglobalizationAlternative spelling of globalisation
2English-ationAn action or process; The result of an action or...
3Middle English-aciounForms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,...
4Old French-ation-ation
5Latin-ātiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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