Etymology

antiwokeness

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Today it means: Opposition to wokeness. Full definition →

English antiwoke ← Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti
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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. Englishwoke
  8. Englishantiwoke
  9. English todayantiwokeness

From antiwoke + -ness.

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