Etymology

anticommunistic

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Today it means: Opposing communism. Full definition →

English communistic ← French communiste ← 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. Frenchcommuniste
  15. Englishcommunist
  16. Englishcommunistic
  17. English todayanticommunistic

From anti- + communistic.

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