Where does “antilibel” come from?
antilibel (English) comes from English libel, from Middle English libel, from Old French libelle, from Latin libellus, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober, from French lob — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
antilibel (English): Opposing or countering libel
Definitions
- Opposing or countering libel
Ancestry of “antilibel”, step by step
antilibel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English libel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | libel | A written or pictorial false statement which... |
| 2 | Middle English | libel | Any short and formal written text |
| 3 | Old French | libelle | — |
| 4 | Latin | libellus | a little book, booklet, pamphlet; a billet,... |
| 5 | Latin | Līber | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | loeber | — |
| 7 | French | lober | to lob |
| 8 | French | lob | lob |
| 9 | English | lob | To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high... |
| 10 | English | long | Having much distance from one terminating point... |
| 11 | English | longitude | Angular distance measured west or east of the... |
| 12 | Old French | longitude | — |
| 13 | Latin | longitūdō | length, longitude; longness |
| 14 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 15 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 16 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 17 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 18 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |