Etymology

anthimeria

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Today it means: The use of a word from one word class or part of speech as if it were from another, in English typically the use of a noun as if it were a verb. Full definition →

New Latin antimeria ← Latin anti- ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ-
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The story

  1. Latin · derived from-ia
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromμέρος“part”
  3. Ancient Greek · derived fromᾰ̓ντῐ-“opposite”
  4. Latin · derived fromanti-
  5. New Latin · learned borrowing fromantimeria
  6. English todayanthimeria

Learned borrowing from New Latin antimeria, from Latin anti- (from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ- (ăntĭ-, “opposite”)) + Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”) + Latin -ia, with non-etymological ⟨h⟩.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμέρος all →

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