Where does “antideflagrant” come from?

antideflagrant (Romanian) comes from French antidéflagrant, from French anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.

antideflagrant (Romanian): flameproof

Definitions

  1. flameproof

Ancestry of “antideflagrant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchantidéflagrantflameproof
2Frenchanti-anti
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ →Every word from French anti- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀντι- →