Where does “antimould” come from?

antimould (English) comes from English mould, from Middle English mowlde, from Middle English mowled, from Middle English moulen, from Old Norse mygla, from Proto-Germanic muglōną, from Proto-Germanic mukiz, from Proto-Indo-European mewk- — slick, slimy, slippery, to slide; to make a quick...

antimould (English): Countering mould; antifungal

Definitions

  1. Countering mould; antifungal

Ancestry of “antimould”, step by step

antimould traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mould

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmouldAlternative spelling of mold
2Middle Englishmowldemold tiny fungi
3Middle Englishmowled
4Middle Englishmoulen
5Old Norsemyglato grow mouldy or musty; mouldiness, mustiness
6Proto-Germanicmuglōną
7Proto-Germanicmukizsoft substance
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmewk-slick, slimy, slippery, to slide; to make a quick...

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-Indo-European mewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic mukizEvery word from Proto-Germanic muglōną
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