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Etymology of the English word antiballistic

the English word antiballistic
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-
derived from the English word ballistic
derived from the English word ballista
derived from the Latin word ballista (ballista, large military engine for throwing stones and missiles)
derived from the Greek word ballistes
derived from the Greek word ballein, βάλλω (to throw)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷelə-
using the English suffix -ic

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Word found in Modern English


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