English
anti-room
From anti- (“before”) + room.
Formed from anti- ‘before’ + room
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 *(H)rewH- ‘to root’
Proto-Germanic *rūmą
Proto-West Germanic *rūm
Old English rūm ‘room’
Middle English roum ‘room’
English room
Today it means
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Etymograph / anti-room