Etymology

antistate

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Today it means: Opposed to or combating a particular state or government Full definition →

English state ← Middle English stat ← Old French estat
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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*steh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s
  9. Proto-Italic*status
  10. Latinstatu
  11. Old Frenchestat
  12. Middle Englishstat
  13. Englishstate
  14. English todayantistate

From anti- + state.

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