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Where does “antirussisch” come from?

antirussisch (German) comes from German Anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.

antirussisch (German): anti-Russian

Definitions

  1. anti-Russian

Ancestry of “antirussisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnti-—
2Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
3Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
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