Where does “antichoir” come from?

antichoir (English) comes from English choir, from Middle English quer, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

antichoir (English): Opposing a choir

Definitions

  1. Opposing a choir

Ancestry of “antichoir”, step by step

antichoir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English choir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchoirSinging group; group of people who sing together;...
2Middle EnglishquerA choir singers who musically accompany a liturgy
3Old Frenchcuerheart
4Vulgar Latin*corem
5Latincorheart; soul, mind
6Proto-Italickordheart
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

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 ḱḗrEvery word from Proto-Italic kordEvery word from Latin cor