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- — to grow, nourish.

antialias (English): To smooth using antialiasing

Definitions

  1. To smooth using antialiasing

Ancestry of “antialias”, step by step

antialias traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English alias

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaliasOtherwise; at another time; in other...
2Latinaliasat a time other than the present; at another...
3Latinaliusother, another, any other; else; different
4Proto-Italicaljosanother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyosEvery word from Proto-Italic aljos