Where does “antiflogistic” come from?

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

antiflogistic (Romanian): antiphlogistic

Definitions

  1. antiphlogistic

Ancestry of “antiflogistic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchantiphlogistiqueantiphlogistic
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- →