Where does “antidominant” come from?
antidominant (English) comes from English anti, from English anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.
antidominant (English): Having the property that all mappings yield a...
Definitions
- Having the property that all mappings yield a...
Ancestry of “antidominant”, step by step
antidominant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | anti | Opposed to something; That has a torsion angle... |
| 2 | English | anti- | Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀντι- | anti-, against; like, reminiscent of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓ντῐ́ | opposite |
via English dominant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | dominant | The fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on |
| 2 | Middle French | dominant | — |