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Where does “antizymotic” come from?

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

antizymotic (English): Preventing fermentation or decomposition; A...

Definitions

  1. Preventing fermentation or decomposition; A...

Ancestry of “antizymotic”, step by step

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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