Where does “antifragile” come from?
antifragile (English) comes from English anti, from English anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.
antifragile (English): Exhibiting or relating to antifragility
Definitions
- Exhibiting or relating to antifragility
Ancestry of “antifragile”, step by step
antifragile 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 fragile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | fragile | Easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of... |
| 2 | Middle French | fragile | — |
| 3 | Latin | fragilis | fragile, brittle, easily broken, breakable; weak,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fragelis | — |
Words derived from “antifragile”