anti-israeli

The word is a modern political compound formed in English during the 20th century. The prefix 'anti-', with ancient Greek origins meaning 'against', is directly attached to the modern demonym 'Israeli', which itself derives from the Hebrew name 'Yisra'el'. This construction follows a common English pattern for forming adjectives of opposition, such as 'anti-war' or 'anti-government'. The term's meaning is entirely compositional, directly combining the sense of opposition from 'anti-' with the specific national identity denoted by 'Israeli'.

Structure: anti (against) + israeli (of Israel) - anti: From Greek, via Latin and French. A prefix meaning 'against', 'opposite of', or 'in place of'. - israeli: A modern English adjective derived from the proper noun 'Israel', referring to the country or its people. It functions as the base word modified by the prefix.