Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗prefix
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAgainst, opposed to. · Counteracting, neutralizing. · The opposite of what is typically expected. · Physically opposite, reverse in position or direction.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- From Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-, “against”). Cognate with Old English and- (“against, in return, back, un-”), German ent- (“off, away, un-”). Doublet of ante- and un-.
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