Where does “antitamper” come from?

antitamper (English) comes from English tamper, from English tamp, from English tampion, from Middle French tampon, from Middle French tapon, from Old French tape, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô — to share, divide.

antitamper (English): Preventing tampering

Definitions

  1. Preventing tampering

Ancestry of “antitamper”, step by step

antitamper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tamper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtamperA person or thing that tamps; A tool used to tamp...
2EnglishtampTo plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or...
3EnglishtampionA wooden plug, or a metal or canvas cover for the...
4Middle Frenchtampon
5Middle Frenchtapon
6Old Frenchtapeplug, bung, tap
7Frankishtappō
8Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

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 Proto-Indo-European deh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-Every word from Proto-Germanic tappô