English

anti-burqa

From anti- + burqa.

Formed from anti- + burqa

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ ‘over against, opposite’

English anti-

Arabic بُرْقُع ‘cover’

Classical Persian بُرْقَع

English burqa

Today it means

adj Opposed to the wearing of burqas (and, typically niqabs or other clothing that hides the face) in public.

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

Etymograph / anti-burqa