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Where does “antivandalism” come from?

antivandalism (English) comes from English vandalism, from French vandalisme, from French Vandale, from Latin Vandalus, from Proto-Germanic wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

antivandalism (English): Opposing or proscribing vandalism

Definitions

  1. Opposing or proscribing vandalism

Ancestry of “antivandalism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvandalismWillful damage to or destruction of any property,...
2Frenchvandalismevandalism
3FrenchVandaleVandal
4LatinVandalusVandal
5Proto-Germanicwandilazwanderer; Vandal; Vendil
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-eh₂-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
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