Etymology

anti-icing

Today it means: The prevention of the buildup of ice on the surfaces of an aircraft, by means of heating, antifreeze etc. Full definition →

English icing ← Middle English is ← Old English īs
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  1. Englishanti-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyH-so-
  4. Proto-Germanic*īsą
  5. Proto-West Germanic*īs
  6. Old Englishīs
  7. Middle Englishis
  8. Englishice
  9. Englishicing
  10. English todayanti-icing

From anti- + icing.

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