Where does “antiferromagnetisch” come from?

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

antiferromagnetisch (German): antiferromagnetic

Definitions

  1. antiferromagnetic

Ancestry of “antiferromagnetisch”, 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- →