Etymograph

English

anti-Soviet

From anti- + soviet.

Formed from anti- + soviet

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ ‘over against, opposite’

English anti-

Proto-Slavic *sъvětъ ‘advice’

Old Church Slavonic съвѣтъ ‘advice’

Russian сове́т ‘council’

English soviet

Today it means

adj Opposing the Soviet Union.

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

Etymograph / anti-Soviet