Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antileather

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-tileather
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
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- Proto-Celtic *letrosbor. Proto-Germanic *leþrą Proto-West Germanic *leþr Old English leþer Middle English lether English leather English antileather From anti- + leather.

Inflected Forms

more antileather (comparative) most antileather (superlative)

Questions

What does antileather mean?
Opposed to leather (as involving exploitation of animals).
Where does antileather 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- Proto-Celtic *letrosbor. Proto-Germanic *leþrą Proto-West Germanic *leþr Old English leþer Middle English lether English leather English antileather From anti- + leather.

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