Etymology

antileather

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Today it means: Opposed to leather (as involving exploitation of animals). Full definition →

English leather ← Middle English lether ← Old English leþer
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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-Celtic*letros
  8. Proto-Germanic*leþrą
  9. Proto-West Germanic*leþr
  10. Old Englishleþer
  11. Middle Englishlether
  12. Englishleather
  13. English todayantileather

From anti- + leather.

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