Where does “anti” come from?

Anti- comes from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, derived from ἀντί meaning "against" or "opposite," from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti and h₂ent-.

anti (English): Opposed to something; That has a torsion angle...

Definitions

  1. Opposed to something; That has a torsion angle...

Ancestry of “anti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
2Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
3Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite

Words derived from “anti

Every word from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́