The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἀντί + δῶρον“gift in return; instead of a gift”
- Koine Greek · borrowed fromἀντίδωρον
- Medieval Greek · borrowed fromαντίδωρον
- English todayantidoron
From Medieval Greek αντίδωρον (antídōron) from Koine Greek ἀντίδωρον (antídōron) from Ancient Greek ἀντί + δῶρον (antí + dôron, “gift in return; instead of a gift”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.