Where does “antitreatment” come from?

antitreatment (English) comes from English treatment, from English treat, from Middle English treten, from Old French tretier, from Latin tractāre, from Latin tractō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

antitreatment (English): Opposing treatment

Definitions

  1. Opposing treatment

Ancestry of “antitreatment”, step by step

antitreatment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English treatment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtreatmentThe process or manner of treating someone or...
2EnglishtreatTo negotiate, discuss terms, bargain; To...
3Middle Englishtreten
4Old Frenchtretier
5Latintractāre
6Latintractōto tug, drag or haul
7Latin-tōForms here
8Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
9Proto-Italic-tus
10Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

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 -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin -tō