Where does “antimitotic” come from?
antimitotic (English) comes from English mitotic, from French mitotique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
antimitotic (English): Preventing or disrupting mitosis; An agent that...
Definitions
- Preventing or disrupting mitosis; An agent that...
Ancestry of “antimitotic”, step by step
antimitotic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mitotic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mitotic | Of or pertaining to mitosis |
| 2 | French | mitotique | mitotic |
| 3 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 4 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 5 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 6 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |
via French antimitotique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | antimitotique | antimitotic |
| 2 | French | anti- | anti |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀντι- | anti-, against; like, reminiscent of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓ντῐ́ | opposite |