Etymology of the English word antivenin
the English word
antiveninusing 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
venomderived from the Old French word
venimderived from the Latin root
*venimenderived from the Latin word
venenum (poison; drug)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wen-using the English suffix
-inDate
The earliest known usage of antivenin in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
