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Where does “antiwildlife” come from?

antiwildlife (English) comes from English wildlife, from English life, from Middle English lyf, from Old English līf, from Proto-West Germanic līb, from Proto-Germanic lībą, from Proto-Germanic lībaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

antiwildlife (English): Opposed to wildlife

Definitions

  1. Opposed to wildlife

Ancestry of “antiwildlife”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwildlifeAnimals, plants, and fungi, not normally...
2EnglishlifeThe state of organisms preceding their death,...
3Middle Englishlyflife
4Old Englishlīflife, existence; life-time
5Proto-West Germaniclībbody; life
6Proto-Germaniclībąbody; life
7Proto-Germaniclībanąto remain, to be left
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
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