English

antibug

From anti- + bug.

Formed from anti- + bug

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 bugge ‘scarecrow, hobgoblin’

English bug

Today it means

adj Serving to kill or repel bugs (insects).

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