Where does “antisunwise” come from?

antisunwise (English) comes from English sunwise, from English Sun, from Middle English sunne, from Old English sunne, from Proto-West Germanic sunnā, from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

antisunwise (English): anticlockwise

Definitions

  1. anticlockwise

Ancestry of “antisunwise”, step by step

antisunwise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sunwise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsunwiseclockwise
2EnglishSunAbbreviation of Sunday
3Middle EnglishsunneAlternative form of sonne; sun
4Old Englishsunnesun
5Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
6Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
7Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
8Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

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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