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Where does “antipluralist” come from?

antipluralist (English) comes from English pluralist, from English plural, from Middle English plurelle, from Old French plurel, from Latin plūrālis, from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.

antipluralist (English): Opposing sociological pluralism; One who opposes...

Definitions

  1. Opposing sociological pluralism; One who opposes...

Ancestry of “antipluralist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpluralistA person who holds multiple offices, especially a...
2EnglishpluralConsisting of or containing more than one of...
3Middle Englishplurelleplural
4Old Frenchplurelplural
5Latinplūrālis—
6Latinplūs—
7Old Latinplous—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is- →