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Where does “antinativist” come from?

antinativist (English) comes from English nativist, 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.

antinativist (English): Opposing nativism; One who opposes nativism

Definitions

  1. Opposing nativism; One who opposes nativism

Ancestry of “antinativist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnativistAn advocate of nativism
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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