Etymograph

English

antianemia

From anti- + anemia.

Formed from anti- + anemia

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ ‘over against, opposite’

English anti-

Ancient Greek αἷμα ‘blood’

Ancient Greek ἀναιμία ‘lack of blood’

English anemia

Today it means

adj Countering anemia.

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

Etymograph / antianemia