Where does “antigravitic” come from?
antigravitic (English) comes from English antigravity, from English anti-gravity, from English gravity, from French gravité, from Latin gravitās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
antigravitic (English): Of, or related to antigravity
Definitions
- Of, or related to antigravity
Ancestry of “antigravitic”, step by step
antigravitic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English antigravity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antigravity | Alternative spelling of anti-gravity |
| 2 | English | anti-gravity | Any of various concepts, systems or devices that... |
| 3 | English | gravity | The state or condition of having weight; weight;... |
| 4 | French | gravité | gravity |
| 5 | Latin | gravitās | weight, heaviness |
| 6 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |