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Where does “antisyndicate” come from?

antisyndicate (English) comes from English syndicate, from French syndicat, from French syndic, from Late Latin syndicus, from Ancient Greek σύνδικος, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.

antisyndicate (English): Opposing a syndicate

Definitions

  1. Opposing a syndicate

Ancestry of “antisyndicate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsyndicateA group of individuals or companies formed to...
2Frenchsyndicatsyndicate; union, trade union
3Frenchsyndica syndic
4Late Latinsyndicusrepresentative of a corporation or town, syndic;...
5Ancient Greekσύνδικοςadvocate of a defendant; advocate for a...
6Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
7Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
8Proto-Hellenic*ksún—
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