myEtymology.com: English etymology of antifreeze

Etymology of the English word antifreeze

the English word antifreeze

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 freeze

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

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *freusanan

Word found in Modern English