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Where does “antipati” come from?

antipati (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek ἀντιπάθεια, from Ancient Greek ἀντιπαθής, from Ancient Greek ἀντί, from Ancient Greek νόμος, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

antipati (Norwegian Nynorsk): antipathy

Definitions

  1. antipathy

Ancestry of “antipati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀντιπάθειαantipathy
2Ancient Greekἀντιπαθήςopposed in feeling
3Ancient Greekἀντίover against, opposite; at the same time as; in...
4Ancient Greekνόμοςusage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain
5Ancient Greekνέμωto deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or...
6Proto-Indo-Europeannémossacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing
7Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take
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