English

anti-hero

From anti- + hero.

A compound of anti- + hero

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ ‘over against, opposite’

English anti-

Ancient Greek ἥρως ‘demi-god’

Latin hērōs

Old French heroes

Middle English heroes

English hero

Today it means

noun —

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

Etymograph / anti-hero