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
- Opposing the nobility
Ancestry of “antinobility”, step by step
antinobility traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nobility
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nobility | A noble or privileged social class, historically... |
| 2 | Old French | nobilité | — |
| 3 | Latin | nobilitas | celebrity, fame, renown; nobility; nobleness |
| 4 | Latin | nōbilis | noble, high-born |
| 5 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |