Where does “antigovernment” come from?
Antigovernment comes from English government with the prefix anti- from Ancient Greek ἀντί meaning against, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti.
antigovernment (English): Opposed to a government currently in power;...
Definitions
- Opposed to a government currently in power;...
Ancestry of “antigovernment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | government | The body with the power to make and/or enforce... |
| 2 | Middle English | governement | The action of governing; a method of control; A... |
| 3 | Old French | governement | government |
| 4 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 5 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 6 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |