Etymology

antacid

A1N1T1A1C3I1D2

Today it means: An agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach. Full definition →

English acid ← French acide ← Latin acidu
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  9. Proto-Italic*akēō
  10. Latinaceō
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  12. Latinacidu
  13. Frenchacide
  14. Englishacid
  15. English todayantacid

From anti- + acid.

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