Formed from anti- + Tom
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ ‘over against, opposite’
English anti-
Aramaic תאמא ‘twin’
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Latin Thōmās
Middle English Thomas
Middle English Thomme
English Tom
English Tom
Today it means
adj Belonging to a class of 19th-century pro-slavery novels and writings in response to Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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Etymograph / anti-Tom
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