English
antidromic
Antidromic comes from Ancient Greek δρόμος ‘a course, race course, road’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *drem- ‘to run’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*drem-‘to run’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδρόμοςdrómos‘a course, race course, road’
- Englishtodayantidromic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*drem-‘to run’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδρόμοςdrómos‘a course, race course, road’
- Englishtodayantidromic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *drem- ‘to run’
dormant, dormitory, dormer, dromedary, 24 more
through Ancient Greek δρόμος ‘a course, race course, road’
Today it means
adj flowing in the opposite direction from normal
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *drem- / antidromic