Where does “antidetonant” come from?

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

antidetonant (Romanian): antiknock, antidetonation

Definitions

  1. antiknock, antidetonation

Ancestry of “antidetonant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchantidétonantantiknock, antidetonation
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- →