Etymology of the English word antiphrasis
the English word
antiphrasisderived from the Late Latin word
antiphrasis (use of a word in a sense opposite to its proper meaning)
derived from the Greek word
antiphrasis, ἀντίφρασις
using 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 Greek word
phrasis, φράσις, ϕράσις
derived from the Greek word
phrazein, φράζω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷhren-Date
The earliest known usage of antiphrasis in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
