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Where does “anti” come from?

anti (Spanish) comes from Spanish anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.

anti (Spanish): anti-, opposing

Definitions

  1. anti-, opposing

Ancestry of “anti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishanti-anti-; against, opposite, protecting against
2Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
3Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
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