Where does “antivaccination” come from?
antivaccination (English) comes from English anti, from English anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.
antivaccination (English): Antivaccine
Definitions
- Antivaccine
Ancestry of “antivaccination”, step by step
antivaccination traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anti | Opposed to something; That has a torsion angle... |
| 2 | English | anti- | Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀντι- | anti-, against; like, reminiscent of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓ντῐ́ | opposite |
via English vaccination
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vaccination | Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect... |
| 2 | English | vaccinia | An infection of cowpox; The virus which causes... |
| 3 | Latin | vacca | cow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wokeh₂- | — |