English

anti-Catholicism

From anti- + Catholicism.

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ ‘over against, opposite’

English anti-

Today it means

noun Fear or hatred of Catholics.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / anti-Catholicism