English

antiacne

From anti- + acne.

A compound of anti- + acne

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ ‘over against, opposite’

English anti-

New Latin acnē

English acne

Today it means

adj Serving to counteract acne.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / antiacne