Where does “antimaggot” come from?
antimaggot (English) comes from English anti, from English anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.
antimaggot (English): Countering maggots
Ancestry of “antimaggot”, step by step
antimaggot 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 maggot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | maggot | A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipterous... |
| 2 | Middle English | magot | maggot, bedbug |
| 3 | Middle English | maddock | worm", "maggot |