Where does “antisemitism” come from?

antisemitism (Estonian) comes from Estonian Anti, from Estonian Andres, from Latin Antonius, from Ancient Greek Ἄντων.

antisemitism (Estonian): anti-Semitism

Definitions

  1. anti-Semitism

Ancestry of “antisemitism”, step by step

antisemitism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian Anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianAnti—
2EstonianAndresAndrew
3LatinAntoniusThe name of a Roman gens, a "family name"
4Ancient GreekἌντων—

via Estonian semitism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansemitism—
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄντων →Every word from Latin Antonius →Every word from Estonian Andres →