Where does “antioxidante” come from?

antioxidante (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.

antioxidante (Portuguese): antioxidant

Definitions

  1. antioxidant

Ancestry of “antioxidante”, step by step

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