Where does “auto-anti-Semite” come from?
auto-anti-Semite (English) comes from English anti-Semite, from German Antisemit, from Swedish semit, from French sémite, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
Ancestry of “auto-anti-Semite”, step by step
auto-anti-Semite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anti-Semite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anti-Semite | Someone with anti-Semitic views |
| 2 | German | Antisemit | anti-Semite |
| 3 | Swedish | semit | Semite |
| 4 | French | sémite | Semitic; Semite |
| 5 | French | -ité | Alternative form of -té, giving a quality or... |
| 6 | Latin | -īta | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via English auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 2 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 3 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 4 | French | automate | automaton |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |