Where does “antimutant” come from?
antimutant (English) comes from English anti, from English anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.
antimutant (English): Opposing mutants
Ancestry of “antimutant”, step by step
antimutant 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 mutant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | mutant | Something which has mutated, which has one or... |
| 2 | Latin | mutans | moving, removing; altering, changing, modifying,... |
| 3 | Latin | mūtāre | — |