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Where does “anti-” come from?

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

anti- (German): anti-

Definitions

  1. anti-

Ancestry of “anti-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “anti-”

  • antigrippal
  • Antithese
  • antiamerikanisch
  • antischiitisch
  • antirussisch
  • antichristlich
  • antidemokratisch
  • antiklerikal
  • antidepressiv
  • Antiteilchen
  • antibindend
  • antikolonial
  • antideutsch
  • antimanisch
  • Antiquark
  • antisozial
  • antistatisch
  • antikommutativ
  • Antipilzmittel
  • Antihistaminikum
  • antiinflammatorisch
  • antimikrobiell
  • antisymmetrisch
  • antibakteriell
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