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Where does “antiproverb” come from?

antiproverb (English) comes from English proverb, from Old French proverbe, from Latin prōverbium, from French proverbe — proverb, saying.

antiproverb (English): A proverb that contradicts another; A humorous...

Definitions

  1. A proverb that contradicts another; A humorous...

Ancestry of “antiproverb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproverbA phrase expressing a basic truth which may be...
2Old Frenchproverbe—
3Latinprōverbium—
4Frenchproverbeproverb, saying
Every word from French proverbe →