Where does “antitheft” come from?

antitheft (English) comes from English anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.

antitheft (English): Against or preventing from being stolen

Definitions

  1. Against or preventing from being stolen

Ancestry of “antitheft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
2Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
3Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ →Every word from English anti- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀντι- →