English
anaphrodisiac
From an- + aphrodisiac.
A compound of an- + aphrodisiac
Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- ‘on, onto’
Proto-Germanic *ana- ‘on’
Proto-West Germanic *ana- ‘Forming verbs and adjectives from participles…’
English an-
Ancient Greek Ἀφροδῑ́τη
Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίσιος ‘pertaining to Aphrodite’
Ancient Greek ἀφροδισιακός ‘venereal’
English aphrodisiac
Today it means
adj Antaphrodisiac (capable of reducing the sex drive).
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Etymograph / anaphrodisiac