Etymograph

English

anticaliph

From anti- + caliph.

Formed from anti- + caliph

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ ‘over against, opposite’

English anti-

Medieval Latin calipha

Old French caliphe

Middle English calife

English caliph

Today it means

noun Someone who has the pretence of forming a government featuring the real caliph, as opposed to another caliphate claiming to succeed of Muhammad under a caliph.

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

Etymograph / anticaliph