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Where does “bubble” come from?

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

bubble (English): A spherically contained volume of air or other...

Definitions

  1. A spherically contained volume of air or other...

Ancestry of “bubble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
2Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
3Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite

Words derived from “bubble”

  • bubbling
  • bubbly
  • bubblegum
  • bubbler
  • microbubble
  • bubblehead
  • bubblelike
  • bubbletop
  • bubblingly
  • bubbleth
  • superbubble
  • postbubble
  • bubbleheaded
  • bubbliness
  • bubbleless
  • abubble
  • prebubble
  • bubblegummy
  • nonbubbly
  • bubblicious
  • nanobubble
  • bubblesome
  • bubblest
  • minibubble
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