English
anti-war
From anti- + war.
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 *wers- ‘to mix up, confuse’
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Medieval Latin werra
Old Northern French werre
Old English werre ‘armed conflict’
Middle English werre
English war
Today it means
adj Opposed to war, or to a specific war.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / anti-war