Where does “antiviolent” come from?
antiviolent (English) comes from English violent, from Middle English violent, from Old French violent, from Latin violentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
antiviolent (English): Acting against or opposing violence
Definitions
- Acting against or opposing violence
Ancestry of “antiviolent”, step by step
antiviolent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English violent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | violent | Involving extreme force or motion; Involving... |
| 2 | Middle English | violent | Violent, forcible, injury-causing; Potent,... |
| 3 | Old French | violent | violent using violence |
| 4 | Latin | violentus | forcible, violent, vehement; impetuous;... |
| 5 | Latin | -entus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 6 | Latin | cruentus | bloody in its various senses, "particularly:" |
| 7 | Latin | cruor | blood, gore; murder, bloodshed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |