Where does “anticline” come from?
anticline (English) comes from English anti, from English anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.
anticline (English): A fold with strata sloping downwards on each side
Definitions
- A fold with strata sloping downwards on each side
Ancestry of “anticline”, step by step
anticline 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 cline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | cline | A gradation in a character or phenotype within a... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κλῑ́νω | to decline; I bend, lean |
Words derived from “anticline”