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Where does “antigrowth” come from?

antigrowth (English) comes from English growth, from English -th, from Middle English -eth, from Old English -eþ, from Proto-Germanic -þi, from Proto-Indo-European -ti.

antigrowth (English): Opposing or countering growth

Definitions

  1. Opposing or countering growth

Ancestry of “antigrowth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgrowthAn increase in size, number, value, or strength;...
2English-thUsed to form nouns from verbs of action; Used to...
3Middle English-ethUsed to form the third-person singular present...
4Old English-eþ—
5Proto-Germanic-þi—
6Proto-Indo-European-ti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ti →