The story
- French · borrowed fromantivenin“antivenom”
- English todayantivenin
From French antivenin (“antivenom”), from anti- + venin (“venom”), popularized by Albert Calmette & al.'s 1894 work creating serums to treat snakebites. Equivalent to anti- + venin (“venom; biochemical toxin found in certain snakes”). Piecewise doublet of antivenom and antivenene.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.