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Where does “antimisogynist” come from?

antimisogynist (English) comes from English misogynist, from Ancient Greek μῑσογύνης, from Ancient Greek μισέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

antimisogynist (English): Opposed to misogyny; serving to prevent misogyny;...

Definitions

  1. Opposed to misogyny; serving to prevent misogyny;...

Ancestry of “antimisogynist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmisogynistOne who professes misogyny; a hater of women; One...
2Ancient Greekμῑσογύνης—
3Ancient GreekμισέωI hate
4Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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