Where does “antibiootti” come from?
antibiootti (Finnish) comes from Finnish anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.
antibiootti (Finnish): antibiotic
Ancestry of “antibiootti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | anti- | anti- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀντι- | anti-, against; like, reminiscent of |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓ντῐ́ | opposite |
Words derived from “antibiootti”