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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the prefix ANTI-, ANT-. Etymology of the
prefix ANTI-, ANT-.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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ANTI-, ANT-,
prefix, against. (Gk.) Occurs in words
taken from Gk., as antidote, antipathy, &c.
In anticipate, the prefix is really the Lat. ante.
In ant-agonist, ant-arctic, it is shortened to ant-.--Gk.
ἀντί, against, over against. + Skt.
anti, over against; a Vedic
form, and to be considered as a locative from the Skt. anta, end,
boundary, also proximity, cognate with E. end, q.v. Cf.
Skt. antika, vicinity, with the abl. antikát, used to mean 'near,'
'from,' 'close to,' 'in presence of;' Benfey, p. 28. ¶
This Gk. prefix is cognate with the A.S. and-, appearing in mod. E.
along and answer, q.v.
Also with Goth. and-; and with G. ant-, as seen in antworten, to answer.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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