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Where does “antideer” come from?

antideer (English) comes from English deer, from Middle English der, from Old English dēor, from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.

antideer (English): Opposing deer; Describing an antibody, resident...

Definitions

  1. Opposing deer; Describing an antibody, resident...

Ancestry of “antideer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdeera ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the...
2Middle Englishder—
3Old Englishdēoranimal, beast
4Proto-West Germanicdeuʀanimal, beast
5Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature
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