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Where does “antirodeo” come from?

antirodeo (English) comes from English rodeo, from Spanish rodeo, from Spanish rodear, from Spanish -ear, from Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō — he, she.

antirodeo (English): Opposing rodeos

Definitions

  1. Opposing rodeos

Ancestry of “antirodeo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrodeoA gathering of cattle to be branded; A North...
2Spanishrodeorodeo; detour; roundabout
3Spanishrodearto round up; to surround; to go around
4Spanish-earforms verbs from adjectives, nouns and some...
5Latin-izāre—
6Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
7Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
8Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
9Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
12Chichewaiyehe, she
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