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Etymology of the English word antimacassar

the English word antimacassar
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 macassar
derived from the English word Macassar

Date

The earliest known usage of antimacassar in English dates from the 19th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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