Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antigingivitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
antigin-givi-tis
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Latin gingīvabor. English gingiva Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English gingivitis English antigingivitis From anti- + gingivitis.

Questions

What does antigingivitis mean?
Countering gingivitis.
Where does antigingivitis come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Latin gingīvabor. English gingiva Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English gingivitis English antigingivitis From anti- + gingivitis.

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