Where does “antidegradation” come from?

antidegradation (English) comes from English degradation, from French dégradation, from Latin degradatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

antidegradation (English): Preventing or countering degradation

Definitions

  1. Preventing or countering degradation

Ancestry of “antidegradation”, step by step

antidegradation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English degradation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdegradationThe act of reducing in rank, character, or...
2Frenchdégradationdegradation
3Latindegradatiodegradation
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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 Ancient Greek χάλιξ