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Where does “antiphishing” come from?

antiphishing (English) comes from English phishing, from English fishing, from English Fish, from Old English fiscian, from Proto-West Germanic fiskōn, from Proto-Germanic fiskōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

antiphishing (English): Opposing or countering phishing

Definitions

  1. Opposing or countering phishing

Ancestry of “antiphishing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphishingThe malicious act of keeping a false website or...
2EnglishfishingThe act of catching fish; The act of catching...
3EnglishFish—
4Old Englishfiscianto fish
5Proto-West Germanicfiskōnto fish, to catch fish
6Proto-Germanicfiskōnąto fish, to catch fish
7Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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