Where does “antirich” come from?

antirich (English) comes from English Rich, from English Richard, from Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus, from Frankish Rīkahard, from Proto-Germanic Rīkaharduz, from Proto-Germanic rīks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

antirich (English): Opposing or working against the rich

Definitions

  1. Opposing or working against the rich

Ancestry of “antirich”, step by step

antirich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Rich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRichhaving a lot of money and possessions
2EnglishRichardA turd
3Middle EnglishRycharde
4Old FrenchRichard
5Medieval LatinRichardus
6FrankishRīkahard
7Proto-GermanicRīkaharduzA male given name
8Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
9Proto-Celticrīxsking
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via English anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵsEvery word from Proto-Celtic rīxs
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