English

anti-Christmas

From anti- + Christmas.

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ ‘over against, opposite’

English anti-

Old English Cristes mæsse

Middle English Cristemasse

Today it means

adj Being against the Christmas holiday.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / anti-Christmas