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Where does “antiprotectionist” come from?

antiprotectionist (English) comes from English protectionist, from French protectionniste, from French protection, from Italian protezione, from Spanish protección, from Late Latin protectio, from Latin prōtēctus, from Latin protegere — passed , crossed.

antiprotectionist (English): Describing a person who disapproves of...

Definitions

  1. Describing a person who disapproves of...

Ancestry of “antiprotectionist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprotectionistOf or pertaining to protectionism, or an advocate...
2Frenchprotectionnisteprotectionist
3Frenchprotectionprotection
4Italianprotezioneprotection
5Spanishprotecciónprotection
6Late Latinprotectioa covering over; protection; shelter
7Latinprōtēctus—
8Latinprotegeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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