Etymology

antiscriptural

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Today it means: that contradicts scripture Full definition →

English scriptural ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English scripture
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  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*(s)ker-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kreybʰ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kréybʰeti
  10. Proto-Italic*skreiβō
  11. Latinscrībō
  12. Latinscrīptūra
  13. Middle Englishscripture
  14. Englishscripture
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Englishscriptural
  18. English todayantiscriptural

From anti- + scriptural.

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