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Where does “antiesquerdista” come from?

antiesquerdista (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese esquerdista, from Galician -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

antiesquerdista (Portuguese): antileft

Definitions

  1. antileft

Ancestry of “antiesquerdista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseesquerdistaleft, left-wing, leftist; left-winger, leftist
2Galician-ista-ist
3Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
4Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tās—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →