Where does “ปฏิชีวนะ” come from?

ปฏิชีวนะ (Thai) comes from Thai ปฏิ, from Pali paṭi-, from Sanskrit प्रति-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ปฏิชีวนะ (Thai): antibiotic

Definitions

  1. antibiotic

Ancestry of “ปฏิชีวนะ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiปฏิanti-; counter
2Palipaṭi-Verbal prefix
3Sanskritप्रति-around, upon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “ปฏิชีวนะ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →