Where does “विपरीतार्थक” come from?

विपरीतार्थक (Hindi) comes from Hindi विपरीत, from Sanskrit विपरीत, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

विपरीतार्थक (Hindi): antonym

Definitions

  1. antonym

Ancestry of “विपरीतार्थक”, step by step

विपरीतार्थक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi विपरीत

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiविपरीतreversed, opposing, backwards
2Sanskritविपरीतturned round, reversed, inverted
3Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

via Hindi अर्थ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअर्थmeaning, purport; sense; wealth, prosperity
2Sanskritअर्थ॑—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Sanskrit वि- →Every word from Sanskrit विपरीत →