Etymology of the English word antisocial
the English word
antisocialusing 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
socialderived from the Old French word
socialderived from the Latin word
socialis (allied, confederate, of allies)
derived from the Latin word
socius (associate, companion; ally; sharing; associated; allied)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sekʷ-Usage
Word found in Modern English