Etymology

anticreole

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Today it means: Opposing the use of a creole. Full definition →

English creole ← French créole ← Spanish criollo
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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. Portuguesecrioulo
  8. Spanishcriollo
  9. Frenchcréole
  10. EnglishCreole
  11. Englishcreole
  12. English todayanticreole

From anti- + creole.

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