Where does “anticoccidial” come from?
anticoccidial (English) comes from English anti, from English anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.
anticoccidial (English): That counteracts coccidiosis; Any substance that...
Definitions
- That counteracts coccidiosis; Any substance that...
Ancestry of “anticoccidial”, step by step
anticoccidial 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 coccidial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | coccidial | Of or pertaining to the Coccidia parasites |
| 2 | Translingual | Coccidia | subclass|various parasitic protozoa}} |