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Where does “antidiphtérique” come from?

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

antidiphtérique (French): antidiphtheritic

Definitions

  1. antidiphtheritic

Ancestry of “antidiphtérique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchanti-anti-
2Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
3Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
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