Where does “antidesiccant” come from?
antidesiccant (English) comes from English desiccant, from Latin desiccans, from Latin desicco, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
antidesiccant (English): Preventing desiccation; A substance that prevents...
Definitions
- Preventing desiccation; A substance that prevents...
Ancestry of “antidesiccant”, step by step
antidesiccant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English desiccant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | desiccant | A substance that is used as a drying agent... |
| 2 | Latin | desiccans | |
| 3 | Latin | desicco | I dry up, drain dry, desiccate |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |