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Where does “antinativism” come from?

antinativism (English) comes from English nativism, from English Native, from Middle English natif, from Old French natif, from Latin nātīvus, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

antinativism (English): opposition to nativism

Definitions

  1. opposition to nativism

Ancestry of “antinativism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnativismA policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over...
2EnglishNativeaboriginal inhabitant of a region colonized by...
3Middle Englishnatif—
4Old Frenchnatif—
5Latinnātīvus—
6Latinnātus—
7Latingnātus—
8Proto-Italicgnātos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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