Where does “antidune” come from?

antidune (English) comes from English Düne, from Dutch duin, from Middle Dutch dûne, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

antidune (English): A bedform found in fluvial environments, opposing...

Definitions

  1. A bedform found in fluvial environments, opposing...

Ancestry of “antidune”, step by step

antidune traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Düne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDünean island close to Heligoland
2DutchduinA dune
3Middle Dutchdûne
4Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
5Proto-Germanic*dūnā
6Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

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 dʰewh₂-
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