'anticrisis' is formed in modern English from the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek 'anti' meaning 'against') + 'crisis' (from Greek 'krisis').

'crisis' originates from Greek 'krisis' (κρίσις) via Latin and Middle English; the compound 'anti-crisis' is a modern formation combining 'anti-' with 'crisis' to denote measures or attitudes 'against crisis'.

Initially composed simply to mean 'against a crisis' or 'opposed to crisis', the term came to be used concretely for specific policies or measures aimed at preventing or managing crises.