myEtymology.com: English etymology of anticommutative

Etymology of the English word anticommutative

the English word anticommutative

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 commutative

derived from the English word commute

derived from the Latin word commutare (change; alter wholly, rearrange)

derived from the Latin word mutare (move, change, shift)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mei-

using the Latin prefix con- (together)

derived from the Latin prefix com-

derived from the Latin word cum (with)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

using the English suffix -ive

derived from the French suffix -ive

derived from the Latin suffix -ivus

Word found in Modern English