Where does “antigerbil” come from?
antigerbil (English) comes from English anti, from English anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.
antigerbil (English): Reacting with the immunoglobins found in gerbils
Definitions
- Reacting with the immunoglobins found in gerbils
Ancestry of “antigerbil”, step by step
antigerbil 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 gerbil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | gerbil | One of several species of small, jumping, murine... |
| 2 | French | gerbille | gerbil |
| 3 | Latin | gerbo | — |
| 4 | Arabic | جَرْبُوع | — |