Where does “anticannibal” come from?
anticannibal (English) comes from English anti, from English anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.
Ancestry of “anticannibal”, step by step
anticannibal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | anti | Opposed to something; That has a torsion angle... |
| 2 | English | anti- | Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀντι- | anti-, against; like, reminiscent of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓ντῐ́ | opposite |
via English cannibal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | cannibal | An organism which eats others of its own species... |
| 2 | Spanish | caníbal | cannibalistic; cannibal |
| 3 | Spanish | caríbal | Obsolete spelling of caníbal |
| 4 | Spanish | Caribe | Caribbean |