Etymology of the English word antitussive
the English word
antitussiveusing 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
tussivederived from the Late Latin word
tussis (cough)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
