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Where does “antixiita” come from?

antixiita (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.

antixiita (Portuguese): anti-Shiite

Definitions

  1. anti-Shiite

Ancestry of “antixiita”, step by step

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