Where does “antiimperialist” come from?
antiimperialist (English) comes from English imperialist, from English imperial, from Middle English imperial, from Old French imperial, from Latin imperiālis, from Latin imperium, from Latin imperāre, from Latin parāre — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
antiimperialist (English): One who is opposed to imperialism; Opposed to...
Definitions
- One who is opposed to imperialism; Opposed to...
Ancestry of “antiimperialist”, step by step
antiimperialist traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English imperialist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imperialist | Of, or relating to imperialism; An advocate of... |
| 2 | English | imperial | Related to an empire, emperor, or empress;... |
| 3 | Middle English | imperial | Imperial; related to or being of an empire or its... |
| 4 | Old French | imperial | — |
| 5 | Latin | imperiālis | of the empire or emperor, imperial |
| 6 | Latin | imperium | The empire, state, imperial government, realm,... |
| 7 | Latin | imperāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 9 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 10 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 13 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |
via Romanian imperialist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | imperialist | imperialist |
| 2 | French | impérialiste | imperialist |
| 3 | French | -iste | -ist; -istic |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |