Where does “antileisure” come from?
antileisure (English) comes from English anti, from English anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.
antileisure (English): Opposing or inhibiting leisure
Definitions
- Opposing or inhibiting leisure
Ancestry of “antileisure”, step by step
antileisure 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 leisure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | leisure | Freedom provided by the cessation of activities;... |
| 2 | Middle English | leyser | leisure |
| 3 | Old French | leisir | Alternative form of loisir |
| 4 | Latin | licēre | — |