Where does “antimercenary” come from?

antimercenary (English) comes from English mercenary, from Latin mercenarius, from Latin merces, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.

antimercenary (English): Opposed to mercenaries

Definitions

  1. Opposed to mercenaries

Ancestry of “antimercenary”, step by step

antimercenary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mercenary

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmercenaryOne motivated by gain, especially monetary; A...
2Latinmercenariushired for pay; mercenary
3Latinmercespay, wages, reward; rent; bribe
4Latinmerxmerchandise, commodity; goods, wares
5Proto-Italic*merks—

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-Italic *merks →Every word from Latin merx →Every word from Latin merces →