Etymology

antimalarial

an·ti·ma·lar·i·al
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Today it means: An agent that prevents or counteracts malaria. Full definition →

English malarial ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)
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  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. Englishmalaria
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishmalarial
  11. English todayantimalarial

From anti- + malarial.

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