Where does “antireformer” come from?
antireformer (English) comes from English reformer, from English reform, from German Reform, from French réforme, from French réformer, from Latin refōrmō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
antireformer (English): One who opposes reform
Ancestry of “antireformer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | reformer | One who reforms, or who works for reform; One who... |
| 2 | English | reform | The change of something that is defective,... |
| 3 | German | Reform | reform |
| 4 | French | réforme | reform; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | French | réformer | to reform |
| 6 | Latin | refōrmō | — |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |