Etymology of the English word antiatom
the English word
antiatomderived from the English word
atomderived from the Latin word
atomus (atom, ultimate component of matter, particle incapable of being divided; indivisible, atomic, that cannot be cut)
derived from the Greek word
atomos, ἄτομος (uncut; indivisible (an 'atom' of time))
using the Greek prefix
a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
derived from the Greek word
temnein, τέμνω (to cut)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*tem-using 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
