Where does “anticrystal” come from?

anticrystal (English) comes from English Crystal, from Middle English crystal, from Catalan cristall, from Latin crystallum, from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος, from Ancient Greek κρύος, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.

anticrystal (English): a perfectly disordered solid

Definitions

  1. a perfectly disordered solid

Ancestry of “anticrystal”, step by step

anticrystal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Crystal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCrystalA solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions
2Middle Englishcrystal
3Catalancristallcrystal
4Latincrystalluma crystal; a thing made from crystal; a gem or...
5Ancient Greekκρύσταλλοςice; rock crystal
6Ancient Greekκρύοςcold, chilliness; frost; ice
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze

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-Indo-European krews-Every word from Ancient Greek κρύοςEvery word from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος
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