English
antibromic
Antibromic comes from Ancient Greek βρῶμος ‘stink’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβρῶμοςbrômos‘stink’
- Englishtodayantibromic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβρῶμοςbrômos‘stink’
- Englishtodayantibromic
Formed from anti-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ ‘over against, opposite’
English anti-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰrem- ‘to make noise’
through Ancient Greek βρῶμος ‘stink’
Today it means
adj Having the power to eliminate offensive smells.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek βρῶμος / antibromic