Where does “antibioottiprofylaksi” come from?

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

antibioottiprofylaksi (Finnish): antibiotic prophylaxis

Definitions

  1. antibiotic prophylaxis

Ancestry of “antibioottiprofylaksi”, step by step

antibioottiprofylaksi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish antibiootti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishantibioottiantibiotic
2Finnishanti-anti
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite

via Finnish profylaksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishprofylaksiprophylactic medicine which preserves or defends against disease
Every word from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀντι- →Every word from Finnish anti- →