Where does “anticow” come from?

anticow (English) comes from English cow, from Middle English cow, from Old English cū, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz — cow.

anticow (English): Reacting with the immunoglobins found in cows

Definitions

  1. Reacting with the immunoglobins found in cows

Ancestry of “anticow”, step by step

anticow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcowAn adult female of the species "Bos taurus",...
2Middle EnglishcowAlternative form of cou
3Old Englishcow
4Proto-West Germanic*kōcow
5Proto-Germanic*kōzcow

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 Proto-Germanic *kōzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *kōEvery word from Old English