Where does “antidefense” come from?

antidefense (English) comes from English defense, from Middle English defens, from Old French defens, from Late Latin defensa, from Latin defensus, from Latin dēfendō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.

antidefense (English): Countering a defense system

Definitions

  1. Countering a defense system

Ancestry of “antidefense”, step by step

antidefense traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English defense

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdefenseThe action of defending or protecting from...
2Middle Englishdefensthe act of defending
3Old Frenchdefens
4Late Latindefensaprotection; bounded, defended; defence
5Latindefensusdriven away, having been driven away; defended,...
6Latindēfendōto drive away
7Latindē-of; from
8Latinof; concerning; about
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

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 pós
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