Where does “antispleen” come from?

antispleen (English) comes from English spleen, from Middle English splene, from Old French esplein, from Latin splēn, from Ancient Greek σπλήν, from Ancient Greek σπληχ-.

antispleen (English): Pertaining to an autoimmune response affecting the spleen

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to an autoimmune response affecting the spleen

Ancestry of “antispleen”, step by step

antispleen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English spleen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspleenIn vertebrates, including humans, a ductless...
2Middle Englishsplene—
3Old Frenchesplein—
4Latinsplēnspleen, milt
5Ancient Greekσπλήνmilt, spleen
6Ancient Greekσπληχ-—

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 Ancient Greek σπληχ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπλήν →Every word from Latin splēn →