Where does “antijunk” come from?

antijunk (English) comes from English junk, from Portuguese junco, from Arabic جُنْك, from Malay jong, from Javanese djong, from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦁ, from Kawi joṅ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ — boat.

antijunk (English): Opposing junk mail

Definitions

  1. Opposing junk mail

Ancestry of “antijunk”, step by step

antijunk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English junk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjunkDiscarded or waste material; rubbish, trash,...
2Portuguesejuncoreed, rush; junk
3Arabicجُنْك—
4MalayjongJong (a Javanese-Malay cargo and passenger ship)
5Javanesedjong—
6Javaneseꦗꦺꦴꦁumbrella
7Kawijoṅ—
8Proto-Mon-Khmer*d₂luuŋboat

via English anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₂luuŋ →