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Where does “anticamouflage” come from?

anticamouflage (English) comes from English camouflage, from French camouflage, from French camoufler, from French camouflet, from Italian camuffare, from Italian muffare, from Medieval Latin muffula, from Frankish molfell — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

anticamouflage (English): Coloration or markings designed to draw attention...

Definitions

  1. Coloration or markings designed to draw attention...

Ancestry of “anticamouflage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcamouflageA disguise or covering up; The act of disguising;...
2Frenchcamouflagecamouflage
3Frenchcamouflerto camouflage
4Frenchcamoufletsnub, affront; camouflet
5ItaliancamuffareTo disguise; To hide
6Italianmuffareto become mouldy
7Medieval Latinmuffulaa muff; muff
8Frankishmolfellsoft garment made of hide
9Middle High Germanmol—
10Old High Germanmol—
11Proto-Germanicmulô—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanmolh₂-o-—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
14Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
15Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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