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Where does “antinobility” come from?

antinobility (English) comes from English nobility, from Old French nobilité, from Latin nobilitas, from Latin nōbilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

antinobility (English): Opposing the nobility

Definitions

  1. Opposing the nobility

Ancestry of “antinobility”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnobilityA noble or privileged social class, historically...
2Old Frenchnobilité—
3Latinnobilitascelebrity, fame, renown; nobility; nobleness
4Latinnōbilis—
5Latin-bilis-ble
6Proto-Italic-ðlis—
7Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
8Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
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