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Where does “anticondensate” come from?

anticondensate (English) comes from English condensate, from English condense, from Middle French condenser, from Latin condēnsō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

anticondensate (English): inhibiting condensation

Definitions

  1. inhibiting condensation

Ancestry of “anticondensate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcondensateA liquid that is the product of condensation of a...
2EnglishcondenseTo concentrate toward the essence by making more...
3Middle Frenchcondenser—
4Latincondēnsō—
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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