Where does “antivortex” come from?

antivortex (English) comes from English vortex, from Latin vortex, from Latin vortō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

antivortex (English): A vortex that rotates in an opposite direction to...

Definitions

  1. A vortex that rotates in an opposite direction to...

Ancestry of “antivortex”, step by step

antivortex traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vortex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvortexA whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving...
2Latinvortexwhirlpool, eddy, vortex
3Latinvortō—
4Proto-Italicwertōto turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

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
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