Where does “antiprofanity” come from?

antiprofanity (English) comes from English profanity, from Latin profānitās, from Latin profānus, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

antiprofanity (English): Opposing or forbidding profanity

Definitions

  1. Opposing or forbidding profanity

Ancestry of “antiprofanity”, step by step

antiprofanity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English profanity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprofanityThe quality of being profane; quality of...
2Latinprofānitāsprofaneness, profanity
3Latinprofānussecular, unconsecrated, profane
4Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
5Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
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 →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →