Where does “antishatter” come from?
antishatter (English) comes from English anti, from English anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.
antishatter (English): Preventing shattering
Ancestry of “antishatter”, step by step
antishatter 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 shatter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | shatter | to violently break something into pieces; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | schateren | to scatter, dash |
| 3 | Old English | scaterian | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skat- | to smash, scatter |