Where does “antiwomen” come from?

antiwomen (English) comes from English women, from Middle English wimmen, from Old English wīfmenn, from Old English wīf, from Proto-West Germanic wīb, from Proto-Germanic wībą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- — shame, pudenda.

antiwomen (English): Prejudiced against women

Definitions

  1. Prejudiced against women

Ancestry of “antiwomen”, step by step

antiwomen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English women

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwomenplural of woman; Misspelling of woman
2Middle Englishwimmen—
3Old Englishwīfmennwomen
4Old Englishwīfwife; woman, female, lady, wife; female
5Proto-West Germanicwībwoman; wife
6Proto-Germanicwībąwoman; wife
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰwíh₂bʰ-shame, pudenda

via English anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wībą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wīb →