Where does “antiproselytism” come from?
antiproselytism (English) comes from English proselytism, from English proselyte, from English prose, from French prose, from Latin prōsa, from Latin prorsus, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus — to fit, to fix, to put together.
antiproselytism (English): Opposing or forbidding proselytism
Definitions
- Opposing or forbidding proselytism
Ancestry of “antiproselytism”, step by step
antiproselytism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English proselytism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proselytism | The practice of proselytizing or the state of... |
| 2 | English | proselyte | One who has converted to a religion or doctrine,... |
| 3 | English | prose | Language, particularly written language, not... |
| 4 | French | prose | prose; inflection of proser: ##... |
| 5 | Latin | prōsa | prose |
| 6 | Latin | prorsus | straightforward, right onwards, straight, direct;... |
| 7 | Latin | prō | for |
| 8 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 9 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |