Where does “anticarro” come from?
anticarro (Italian) comes from Italian anti-, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
anticarro (Italian): antitank
Definitions
- antitank
Ancestry of “anticarro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | anti- | anti-; ante- |
| 2 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |