Where does “antimasonry” come from?

antimasonry (English) comes from English masonry, from Middle English masonry, from Old French maçonerie, from English mason, from Middle English masoun, from Anglo-Norman French machun, from Old French maçon, from Latin maciō — he, she.

antimasonry (English): Opposition to Freemasonry

Definitions

  1. Opposition to Freemasonry

Ancestry of “antimasonry”, step by step

antimasonry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English masonry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmasonryThe art or occupation of a mason; The work or...
2Middle Englishmasonry—
3Old Frenchmaçonerie—
4EnglishmasonA bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build...
5Middle Englishmasoun—
6Anglo-Norman Frenchmachun—
7Old Frenchmaçonmason; builder
8Latinmaciōmason
9Frankishmakōnto build, make, work; to work, build, make; to...
10Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
11Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
12Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
13Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
14Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
15Chichewaiyehe, she

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 Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ōną →