Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “antigas” come from?

antigas (English) comes from English anti, from English anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.

antigas (English): Countering military gas attacks; Countering gas

Definitions

  1. Countering military gas attacks; Countering gas

Ancestry of “antigas”, step by step

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 ᾰ̓ντῐ́ →