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Where does “antilatitudinarian” come from?

antilatitudinarian (English) comes from English latitudinarian, from Latin lātitūdō, from Ancient Greek κλίμα, from Ancient Greek κλίνω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

antilatitudinarian (English): Opposing a latitudinarian stance

Definitions

  1. Opposing a latitudinarian stance

Ancestry of “antilatitudinarian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlatitudinarianNot restrained; not confined by precise limits;...
2Latinlātitūdō—
3Ancient Greekκλίμαa slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope...
4Ancient Greekκλίνωto bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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