Where does “antimicrofilarial” come from?

antimicrofilarial (English) comes from English microfilarial, from English microfilaria, from English filaria, from Translingual Filaria, from Translingual -aria, from Latin -āria, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

antimicrofilarial (English): That counters microfilariae

Definitions

  1. That counters microfilariae

Ancestry of “antimicrofilarial”, step by step

antimicrofilarial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English microfilarial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicrofilarialRelating to the microfilariae
2EnglishmicrofilariaThe very small larva of a filarial worm
3EnglishfilariaAny of the parasitic nematode worms of...
4TranslingualFilariagenus
5Translingual-ariaone like
6Latin-āriaused to form feminine counterparts of masculine agent nouns in
7Latin-āriuser
8Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via English anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from Latin -āria
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