Where does “anticonvective” come from?

anticonvective (English) comes from English convective, from English convect, from English convection, from Latin convectionem, from Latin convectus, from Latin conveho, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — whale, sea monster; abyss.

anticonvective (English): That prevents convection

Definitions

  1. That prevents convection

Ancestry of “anticonvective”, step by step

anticonvective traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English convective

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconvectiveOf, pertaining to, or employing convection;...
2EnglishconvectTo carry or convey; to move upward through a...
3EnglishconvectionThe process of conveying something; The...
4Latinconvectionem
5Latinconvectuscarried (to a place), having been carried (to a place)
6LatinconvehoI carry; I collect or gather; I harvest
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt
15Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
16Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
17Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss

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 Ancient Greek κῆτοςEvery word from Old Church Slavonic китъEvery word from Russian кит
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