Where does “antisoil” come from?
antisoil (English) comes from English anti, from English anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.
antisoil (English): Preventing soiling
Ancestry of “antisoil”, step by step
antisoil 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 soil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | soil | A mixture of mineral particles and organic... |
| 2 | Old English | solian | to soil; become defiled; make or become foul |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sulwōną | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sūl- | thick liquid, muck |