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Where does “antitoxina” come from?

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

antitoxina (Portuguese): antitoxin

Definitions

  1. antitoxin

Ancestry of “antitoxina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseAnti-—
2Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
3Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
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