English
anti-incendiary
From anti- + incendiary.
A compound of anti- + incendiary
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 *(s)kend- ‘to shine, glow’
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Latin incendium ‘destructive fire’
Latin incendiārius ‘setting alight’
Old French incendiaire
Middle English incendiarie
English incendiary
Today it means
adj That prevents fire.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / anti-incendiary