Where does “antialias” come from?
antialias (English) comes from English alias, from Latin alias, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
antialias (English): To smooth using antialiasing
Definitions
- To smooth using antialiasing
Ancestry of “antialias”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | alias | Otherwise; at another time; in other... |
| 2 | Latin | alias | at a time other than the present; at another... |
| 3 | Latin | alius | other, another, any other; else; different |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | aljos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |