Where does “antipathist” come from?
antipathist (English) comes from English antipathy, from German Antipathie, from Latin antipathia, from Ancient Greek ἀντιπάθεια, from Ancient Greek ἀντιπαθής, from Ancient Greek ἀντί, from Ancient Greek νόμος, from Ancient Greek νέμω — to distribute; to give, to take.
antipathist (English): An enemy or opponent
Definitions
- An enemy or opponent
Ancestry of “antipathist”, step by step
antipathist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English antipathy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antipathy | Often followed by against, between, for, or to: a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance, normally towards a person and less often towards a thing, often without any conscious reasoning; aversion, distaste, hostility; an instance of this |
| 2 | German | Antipathie | antipathy |
| 3 | Latin | antipathia | antipathy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀντιπάθεια | antipathy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀντιπαθής | opposed in feeling |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀντί | over against, opposite; at the same time as; in... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |