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Where does “antismoker” come from?

antismoker (English) comes from English antismoke, from English smoke, from Middle English smoke, from Old English smoca, from Proto-Germanic smukô, from Danish smug- — secretly.

antismoker (English): One who opposes smoking, particularly the smoking...

Definitions

  1. One who opposes smoking, particularly the smoking...

Ancestry of “antismoker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantismokeOpposing, preventing or protecting from smoke
2EnglishsmokeThe visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine...
3Middle Englishsmoke—
4Old Englishsmocasmoke
5Proto-Germanicsmukôsmoke, nebulous air
6Danishsmug-secretly
Every word from Danish smug- →