Where does “antidamping” come from?

antidamping (English) comes from English damping, from English dumping, from English dump, from Middle English dumpen, from Old Norse dumpa — to thump.

antidamping (English): That counters damping effects

Definitions

  1. That counters damping effects

Ancestry of “antidamping”, step by step

antidamping traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English damping

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdampingpresent participle of damp; The reduction in the...
2Englishdumpingpresent participle of dump; The disposal of...
3EnglishdumpA place where waste or garbage is left; a ground...
4Middle Englishdumpen—
5Old Norsedumpato thump

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 Old Norse dumpa →Every word from Middle English dumpen →Every word from English dump →