Where does “antisovereignty” come from?
antisovereignty (English) comes from English sovereignty, from Middle English sovereynte, from Anglo-Norman sovereyneté, from Old French souveraineté, from Old French soverain, from Vulgar Latin superanus, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper.
antisovereignty (English): opposition to sovereignty
Definitions
- opposition to sovereignty
Ancestry of “antisovereignty”, step by step
antisovereignty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sovereignty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sovereignty | The state of making laws and controlling... |
| 2 | Middle English | sovereynte | Total control or rulership; sovereignty,... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | sovereyneté | Alternative form of sovereinté |
| 4 | Old French | souveraineté | — |
| 5 | Old French | soverain | sovereign |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | superanus | — |
| 7 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 8 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |