Where does “antiracism” come from?
Antiracism derives from the prefix anti- (from Ancient Greek ἀντί, meaning "against") combined with racism, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European h₂énti meaning "opposite" or "facing."
antiracism (English): Acting to combat or prevent racism; Opposition to...
Definitions
- Acting to combat or prevent racism; Opposition to...
Ancestry of “antiracism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | racism | Belief that there are distinct human races with... |
| 2 | French | racisme | racism |
| 3 | French | race | race; kind; breed |
| 4 | Middle French | rasse | — |
| 5 | Italian | razza | race, breed; kind, type; family, descent |
| 6 | Italian | razzo | skyrocket; Ellipsis of razzo di segnalazione;... |
| 7 | Italian | raggio | ray, beam, shaft; spoke; radius |
| 8 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 9 | English | -án | Of or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a |
| 10 | Middle English | -an | — |