English
anti-martingale
From anti- + martingale.
Formed from anti- + martingale
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ ‘over against, opposite’
English anti-
Latin mare ‘sea’
Latin maritimus ‘of or pertaining to the sea’
Occitan martegalo
Middle French martingale
English martingale
Today it means
noun A reversed martingale betting strategy that increases the bet after a win and reduces it after a loss.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / anti-martingale