English
anti'l
Anti'l comes from Navajo áńt'į́ ‘corpse powder’, and goes back to ánítʼį́į́h ‘to practice witchcraft or sorcery’.
- Navajomodernánítʼį́į́h‘to practice witchcraft or sorcery’
- Navajo, derivedmodernáńt'į́‘corpse powder’
- Englishearliest quotation 2005anti'l
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Navajomodernánítʼį́į́h‘to practice witchcraft or sorcery’
- Navajo, derivedmodernáńt'į́‘corpse powder’
- Englishearliest quotation 2005anti'l
Earliest quotation: 2005, Tony Hillerman, Rosemary Herbert: “[…] He remembered it now because he was thinking…”
Every English word from Navajo ánítʼį́į́h
Today it means
noun Synonym of corpse powder.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Navajo ánítʼį́į́h / anti'l