Etymograph

English

antiblocker

From anti- + blocker.

Formed from anti- + blocker

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ ‘over against, opposite’

English anti-

Middle English blocker

English blocker

Today it means

noun A mineral (such as talc) used to prevent blocking during the extrusion of plastic films.

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

Etymograph / antiblocker