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Etymology of the English word antimissile

the English word antimissile

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 missile

derived from the Latin word missile (missile)

derived from the Latin word missilis (that may be thrown, missile)

derived from the Late Latin word missus (messenger; legate; sending; dispatch; shooting)

derived from the Medieval Latin word mittere (to send; send, throw, hurl)

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