Where does “antiquake” come from?

antiquake (English) comes from English Quake, from Middle English quaken, from Old English cwacian, from Proto-Germanic kwakōną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷog- — to shake, swing.

antiquake (English): Preventing damage from earthquakes

Definitions

  1. Preventing damage from earthquakes

Ancestry of “antiquake”, step by step

antiquake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Quake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishQuakeThe 99th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an
2Middle EnglishquakenTo tremble with fear or anger; To tremble from...
3Old Englishcwacianto quake
4Proto-Germanickwakōnąto shake, quiver, tremble; to croak
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷog-to shake, swing

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 gʷog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwakōną →Every word from Old English cwacian →