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Where does “antisubversion” come from?

antisubversion (English) comes from English subversion, from English version, from Middle French version, from Latin versiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

antisubversion (English): Opposing or countering political subversion

Definitions

  1. Opposing or countering political subversion

Ancestry of “antisubversion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsubversionThe act of subverting or the condition of being...
2EnglishversionA specific form or variation of something; A...
3Middle Frenchversiontranslation
4Latinversiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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