Where does “antimonsoon” come from?
antimonsoon (English) comes from English monsoon, from Dutch moesson, from French mousson, from Portuguese monção, from Arabic مَوْسِم, from Arabic موسم, from Arabic وسم — to mark, to brand, impress a sign, to tag; to...
antimonsoon (English): The upper, contrary-moving current of the...
Definitions
- The upper, contrary-moving current of the...
Ancestry of “antimonsoon”, step by step
antimonsoon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English monsoon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | monsoon | Any of a number of winds associated with regions... |
| 2 | Dutch | moesson | monsoon |
| 3 | French | mousson | monsoon |
| 4 | Portuguese | monção | monsoon; opportunity, occasion; each of the... |
| 5 | Arabic | مَوْسِم | season, holiday |
| 6 | Arabic | موسم | season; festive season; festival, holiday |
| 7 | Arabic | وسم | to mark, to brand, impress a sign, to tag; to... |