Etymology

antifascism

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Today it means: Opposition to fascism Full definition →

English fascism ← Italian fascismo ← Latin fascis
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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. Latinfascis
  8. Italianfascio
  9. Italianfascismo
  10. Englishfascism
  11. English todayantifascism

From anti- + fascism.

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