English

anti-abolitionism

From anti- + abolitionism.

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 The campaign against the abolition of the slave trade and/or slavery.

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

Etymograph / anti-abolitionism