Where does “anticharm” come from?

anticharm (English) comes from English charm, from Middle English charme, from Old French charme, from Latin carmen, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

anticharm (English): The opposite of charm, or of charm as usually...

Definitions

  1. The opposite of charm, or of charm as usually...

Ancestry of “anticharm”, step by step

anticharm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English charm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcharmAn object, act or words believed to have magic...
2Middle EnglishcharmeA phrase believed to have magical efficacy; a...
3Old Frenchcharmeenchantment; magic spell
4Latincarmensong, tune
5Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp

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 kan-Every word from Latin carmenEvery word from Old French charme
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