Where does “antidépresseur” come from?

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

antidépresseur (French): antidepressant

Definitions

  1. antidepressant

Ancestry of “antidépresseur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchanti-anti
2Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
3Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ →Every word from French anti- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀντι- →