Where does “anthimeria” come from?
anthimeria (English) comes from New Latin antimeria, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
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Ancestry of “anthimeria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | antimeria | — |
| 2 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 3 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |