myEtymology.com: English etymology of antivitamin

Etymology of the English word antivitamin

the English word antivitamin

using 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 vitamin

using the English prefix vit-

derived from the Latin word vita (viaţă; life; life, career, livelihood)

derived from the Latin word vivere (be alive, live; survive)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷei- (to live)

Word found in Modern English