Etymology

anti-authoritarianism

Today it means: opposition to authoritarianism Full definition →

English authoritarianism ← Middle English auctorite ← Old French autorité
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewg-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂owg-éye-ti
  9. Proto-Italic*augejō
  10. Proto-Italic*augeō
  11. Latinaugeō
  12. Latinauctor
  13. Latinauctōritā
  14. Old Frenchautorité
  15. Middle Englishauctorite
  16. Englishauthority
  17. Englishauthoritarian
  18. Englishauthoritarianism
  19. English todayanti-authoritarianism

From anti- + authoritarianism.

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