Etymology of the English word antipoverty
the English word
antipovertyusing 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
povertyderived from the Old French word
povertederived from the Latin word
paupertas (poverty, need; humble circumstances)
derived from the Latin word
pauper (poor man; poor, meager, unproductive)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pau-Usage
Word found in Modern English