English
antianabolic
From anti- + anabolic.
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 *gʷelH- ‘to hit by throwing’
Proto-Indo-European *gʷl̥-ne-h₁-
Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō
Ancient Greek βάλλω ‘I throw’
English anabolic
Today it means
adj That inhibit anabolic functions (such as tissue formation)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / antianabolic