Where does “antipriest” come from?

antipriest (English) comes from English priest, from Middle English prest, from Old French prest, from Latin pressus, from Latin premere, from Latin premo, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

antipriest (English): One taking a role opposite to that of priest

Definitions

  1. One taking a role opposite to that of priest

Ancestry of “antipriest”, step by step

antipriest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English priest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpriesta religious clergyman who is trained to perform...
2Middle Englishprestloan, borrowing; tax, fee, levy; advance payment
3Old Frenchprestloan; monetary gift
4Latinpressuspressed, having been pressed, squeezed;...
5Latinpremeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6LatinpremoI press; I pursue
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós