English

antibully

From anti- + bully.

Formed from anti- + bully

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ ‘over against, opposite’

English anti-

Proto-Germanic *bōlô

Old Dutch *buolo

Middle Dutch boel

Dutch boel ‘lover’

English bully

Today it means

adj Intended to counter bullying

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

Etymograph / antibully