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Where does “antireformist” come from?

antireformist (English) comes from English reformist, from English reform, from German Reform, from French réforme, from French réformer, from Latin refōrmō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

antireformist (English): An opponent of reform

Definitions

  1. An opponent of reform

Ancestry of “antireformist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreformistAdvocating reform of an institution or body;...
2EnglishreformThe change of something that is defective,...
3GermanReformreform
4Frenchréformereform; first-person singular present indicative...
5Frenchréformerto reform
6Latinrefōrmō—
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
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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