Etymology

antibot

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Today it means: A series of small plates fitted to crampons to prevent the buildup of snow. Full definition →

English bot ← Czech robot ← Old Czech robota
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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*h₃erbʰ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₃órbʰos
  9. Proto-Balto-Slavic*árbas
  10. Proto-Slavic*orbъ
  11. Proto-Slavic*orbiti
  12. Proto-Slavic*orbota
  13. Old Czechrobota
  14. Czechrobota
  15. Czechrobot
  16. Englishrobotclip.
  17. Englishbot
  18. English todayantibot

From anti- + bot.

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