Where does “anticonvulsant” come from?

Anticonvulsant derives from English anti- and convulsant, with anti- tracing to Ancient Greek ἀντί meaning "against," from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti.

anticonvulsant (English): An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens...

Definitions

  1. An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens...

Ancestry of “anticonvulsant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
2Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
3Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ →Every word from English anti- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀντι- →