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Etymology of the English prefix anti-

the English prefix anti-
derived from the New Latin prefix anti-
derived from the Greek prefix anti-, ἀντι-
derived from the Greek word anti, ἀντί (against, before, opposite, instead or because of)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *anti-

Derivations in English

antichlor, antidromic, antimacassar, antinome, antiabortion, antiaircraft, antialcoholism, antiallergenic, antianxiety, antiarrhythmic, antiart, antiatom, antiauxin, antibacterial, antiballistic, antibaryon, antibilious, antibiosis, antiblack, antibody, anticancer, anticarious, anticatalase, anticatalyst, anticathexis, anticathode, anticavity, anticenter, antichoice, anticholinesterase, anticlastic, anticlerical, anticlimax, anticlockwise, anticlotting, anticoagulant, anticodon, anticolonial, anticommutative, anticorona, anticorrosive, anticryptic, anticyclical, anticyclone, antidepressant, antiderivative, antidesiccant, antidiuretic, antidrug, antidumping, antielectron, antiemetic, antienzyme, antiestablishment, antifebrile, antiferromagnet, antiferromagnetic, antifertility, antifog, antiforeignism, antifreeze, antifriction, antigay, antiglobulin, antigovernment, antigravity, antihalation, antihero, antiheroic, antiheroine, antihistamine, antihuman, antihypertensive, antiknock, antilepton, antilife, antilogarithm, antimagnetic, antimanic, antimatter, antimere, antimetabolite, antimilitant, antimissile, antimitotic, antimonsoon, antimutagenic, antineoplastic, antineutrino, antineutron, antinode, antinoise, antinovel, antinuclear, antinucleon, antinuke, antinutrient, antiodontalgic, antiparallel, antiparticle, antipedal, antipersonnel, antiphlogistic, antiplastic, antipoetic, antipole, antipollution, antipoverty, antiproliferative, antiproton, antipruritic, antipsychotic, antipyretic, antiquark, antiradical, antireflexive, antiremonstrant, antiresonance, antirust, antisatellite, antiscorbutic, antiselection, antisepsis, antiseptic, antiserum, antiskid, antismog, antisocial, antisocialist, antisolar, antistatic, antistory, antisudorific, antisymmetric, antitank, antiterrorist, antitoxin, antitrade, antitussive, antiutopia, antivitamin, antiwhite, antiworld, antibusing, antifederalist, antirecessionary, antirent, antislavery, antitrust, antiunion, antibugging, antienergistic, antifebrin, antifeedant, antifoaming, antifouling, antiperspirant, antiskating, antivivisectionist, antiaging, anti, antonym, antivenin

Usage

Word found in Modern English


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13 Nov 2008, 06:57
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