English
anti-federalist
From anti- + federalist.
A compound of anti- + federal + -ist + federalist
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- ‘to trust’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós ‘faithful, trustworthy’
Proto-Italic *feiðos ‘faithful, reliable’
Latin foedus ‘treaty, compact, alliance, truce, league’
French fédéra
English federal
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- ‘to trust’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós ‘faithful, trustworthy’
Proto-Italic *feiðos ‘faithful, reliable’
Latin foedus ‘treaty, compact, alliance, truce, league’
French fédéra
English federal
English federalist
Today it means
noun One who opposes federalism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / anti-federalist