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Where does “antihomeless” come from?

antihomeless (English) comes from English homeless, from Middle English homles, from Old English hāmlēas, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

antihomeless (English): Opposing the homeless

Definitions

  1. Opposing the homeless

Ancestry of “antihomeless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhomelessLacking a permanent place of residence
2Middle Englishhomles—
3Old Englishhāmlēashomeless
4Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
5Proto-West Germanichaimhome
6Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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