Where does “antiprofiteering” come from?
antiprofiteering (English) comes from English profiteering, from English profiteer, from English profit, from Middle English profit, from Old French profit, from Latin profectus, from Latin proficiscor, from Latin proficio.
antiprofiteering (English): Opposing or countering profiteering
Definitions
- Opposing or countering profiteering
Ancestry of “antiprofiteering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | profiteering | present participle of profiteer; The act of... |
| 2 | English | profiteer | One who makes an unreasonable profit not... |
| 3 | English | profit | Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The... |
| 4 | Middle English | profit | — |
| 5 | Old French | profit | — |
| 6 | Latin | profectus | advance, progress, effect, increase, growth,... |
| 7 | Latin | proficiscor | I set out, depart, leave |
| 8 | Latin | proficio | I advance, make progress, make headway; I... |
| 9 | Latin | faciō | — |
| 10 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 11 | Latin | -tōrius | — |
| 12 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |