English
anti-heroine
From anti- + heroine.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ ‘over against, opposite’
English anti-
Proto-Indo-European *ser-
Ancient Greek ἥρως ‘hero, demigod’
Ancient Greek ἡρωΐνη ‘heroine (female hero)’
Latin hērōīna
English heroine
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / anti-heroine