Etymology

antialtruistic

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Today it means: opposed to altruism Full definition →

English altruistic ← French altruisme ← Old French autrui
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The story

  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*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
  9. Proto-Italic*aljos
  10. Proto-Italic*aliteros
  11. Latinalterī
  12. Vulgar Latin*alterui
  13. Old Frenchautrui
  14. Frenchautrui
  15. Frenchaltruisme
  16. Englishaltruism
  17. Englishaltruist
  18. Englishaltruistic
  19. English todayantialtruistic

From anti- + altruistic.

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