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Where does “antiacarian” come from?

antiacarian (English) comes from English acarian, from French acarien, from French acare, from New Latin Acarus, from Ancient Greek ἄκαρι, from Ancient Greek ἀκαρής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

antiacarian (English): That counters mites of the genus "Acarus"

Definitions

  1. That counters mites of the genus "Acarus"

Ancestry of “antiacarian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacarianAny mite or tick of the subclass Acari
2Frenchacarienmite
3Frenchacare—
4New LatinAcarus—
5Ancient GreekἄκαριAlternative form of ἀκαρί; cheese mite, tick;...
6Ancient Greekἀκαρήςtoo short to be cut; very short
7Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
8Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
9Proto-Indo-European-ess—
10Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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