Where does “antiguillotine” come from?
antiguillotine (English) comes from English guillotine, from French guillotine, from French Guillotin, from French Guillot, from French Guillaume, from Old French Guillaume, from Frankish Willahelm, from Proto-Germanic Wiljahelmaz — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
antiguillotine (English): Opposing the guillotine as a method of execution
Definitions
- Opposing the guillotine as a method of execution
Ancestry of “antiguillotine”, step by step
antiguillotine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English guillotine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | guillotine | A machine used for the application of capital... |
| 2 | French | guillotine | guillotine; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | French | Guillotin | Guillotin |
| 4 | French | Guillot | — |
| 5 | French | Guillaume | William |
| 6 | Old French | Guillaume | — |
| 7 | Frankish | Willahelm | William |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | Wiljahelmaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |