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Where does “Anti-” come from?

Anti- (German) comes from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.

Ancestry of “Anti-”, step by step

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