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Where does “antinuker” come from?

antinuker (English) comes from English antinuke, from English nuke, from English nucleus, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

antinuker (English): One who is opposed to nukes

Definitions

  1. One who is opposed to nukes

Ancestry of “antinuker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantinukeOpposed to nukes; One who opposes nuclear weapons
2EnglishnukeA nuclear weapon; Something that destroys or...
3EnglishnucleusThe core, central part of something, around which...
4Latinnū̆cleus—
5Latinnuculeapertaining to a small nut
6Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
7Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
8Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
9Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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