Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “antiresorptive” come from?

antiresorptive (English) comes from English anti, from English anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.

antiresorptive (English): Inhibiting resorption; Any drug that inhibits...

Definitions

  1. Inhibiting resorption; Any drug that inhibits...

Ancestry of “antiresorptive”, step by step

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 Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ →