Why do they call some Antipasta salad recipes, Antipasta, when they include pasta?

I am a pro-chef, and to my knowledge anti-pasta salads have a variety of olives, meats, such as ham ,turkey, tuna,tomatoes, and cheese. anti meaning no pasta.Why do they call some Antipasta salad recipes, Antipasta, when they include pasta?
it is appetizers.Why do they call some Antipasta salad recipes, Antipasta, when they include pasta?
I believe it's called antipasto with an O not an A.
It's ';antipasto';, meaning ';before the meal';.
anti is the prefix meaning '; before';. it is the dish that comes before the main entree, but that does not mean that pasta cant be one of the ingredients.
They usually don't have pasta.
This is kind of a funny question. But yea, it means it cmes before the meal and I had an antipasto salad that involved no pasta. Only meats, cheese, and olives on lettuce!
good question. I've been wondering that myself.