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Where does “anti-” come from?

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

anti- (Finnish): anti-

Definitions

  1. anti-

Ancestry of “anti-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
2Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite

Words derived from “anti-”

  • antipyriini
  • antifasismi
  • antisemiitti
  • antikommunistinen
  • antibioottikuuri
  • antistaattinen
  • antibiootti
  • antitau
  • antiperspirantti
  • antikoagulantti
  • antikliini
  • antineutroni
  • antigeeni
  • antivirusohjelma
  • antipartikkeli
  • antisankari
  • antikommunisti
  • antimateria
  • antisykloni
  • antiteesi
  • antiprotoni
  • antifeminismi
  • antihistamiini
  • antikliimaksi
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