myEtymology.com: English etymology of antilepton

Etymology of the English word antilepton

the English word antilepton

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 lepton

using the English suffix -on

using the English prefix lepto-

derived from the Greek word leptos, λεπτός, ληπτός (thin)

derived from the Greek word lepein, λέπω

derived from the Greek word lepton, λεπτόν (something scaled (light); a small coin)

Word found in Modern English