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Where does “antidroga” come from?

antidroga (Italian) comes from Italian droga, from Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch drōgi, from Proto-West Germanic *draugī, from Proto-Germanic draugiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

antidroga (Italian): against drugs; counternarcotics , drug

Definitions

  1. against drugs; counternarcotics , drug

Ancestry of “antidroga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandrogaspice; drug; third-person singular present of...
2Middle Dutchdrôge—
3Old Dutchdrōgidry
4Proto-West Germanic*draugī—
5Proto-Germanicdraugizhard, solid; dry
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerǵʰ-to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
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