Where does “antispark” come from?

antispark (English) comes from English spark, from Middle English sparke, from Old English spearca, from Proto-Germanic sprakô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

antispark (English): Preventing sparks

Definitions

  1. Preventing sparks

Ancestry of “antispark”, step by step

antispark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English spark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsparkA small particle of glowing matter, either molten...
2Middle Englishsparkespark glowing particle
3Old Englishspearcaa spark
4Proto-Germanicsprakôspark
5Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

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
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