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Where does “antiuniverse” come from?

antiuniverse (English) comes from English Universe, from Middle English universe, from Old French univers, from Latin ūniversum, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

antiuniverse (English): A conjectured universe formed from antimatter

Definitions

  1. A conjectured universe formed from antimatter

Ancestry of “antiuniverse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUniverse—
2Middle EnglishuniverseThe universe; the stars
3Old Frenchuniversthe whole world; the whole Earth; universal;...
4Latinūniversum—
5Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
6Latinvertō—
7Proto-Italicwertō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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