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Where does “antinuclear” come from?

antinuclear (Spanish) comes from Spanish nuclear, from Spanish núcleo, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

antinuclear (Spanish): antinuclear

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  1. antinuclear

Ancestry of “antinuclear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnuclearnuclear; to join up; to unite
2Spanishnúcleonucleus
3Latinnū̆cleus—
4Latinnuculeapertaining to a small nut
5Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
6Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
7Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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