Where does “antidepressiv” come from?

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

antidepressiv (German): antidepressive, antidepressant

Definitions

  1. antidepressive, antidepressant

Ancestry of “antidepressiv”, step by step

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