Etymology

anticommunism

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Today it means: Opposition to communism. Full definition →

English communism ← French communisme ← Old French comun
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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*mey-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱom-moy-ni-s
  9. Proto-Italic*kommoinis
  10. Old Latincomoinis
  11. Latincommūnis
  12. Old Frenchcomun
  13. Frenchcommun
  14. Frenchcommunisme
  15. Englishcommunism
  16. English todayanticommunism

From anti- + communism.

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