Etymology of the English word antimacassar
the English word
antimacassarusing 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-Date
The earliest known usage of antimacassar in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
