Where does “antimodernization” come from?

antimodernization (English) comes from English modernization, from English modernize, from French moderniser, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω — he, she.

antimodernization (English): Opposition to modernization

Definitions

  1. Opposition to modernization

Ancestry of “antimodernization”, step by step

antimodernization traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English modernization

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmodernizationThe process of modernizing
2EnglishmodernizeTo make up to date, or modern in style or...
3Frenchmoderniserto modernize
4French-iser-ise/-ize
5Old French-iser-ize
6Latin-izoUsed to form verbs from nouns and adjectives
7Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
8Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
9Proto-Hellenic-íďďō
10Proto-Indo-European-idyéti
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
13Chichewaiyehe, she

via English anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from French -iser
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