Where does “antirecruiting” come from?
antirecruiting (English) comes from English recruiting, from English recruit, from French recruter, from German Rekrut, from French recreute, from French recrue, from Old French recreu, from Old French recreistre.
antirecruiting (English): Opposing recruiting campaigns, for example by the military
Definitions
- Opposing recruiting campaigns, for example by the military
Ancestry of “antirecruiting”, step by step
antirecruiting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English recruiting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recruiting | present participle of recruit; The process by... |
| 2 | English | recruit | A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a... |
| 3 | French | recruter | to recruit |
| 4 | German | Rekrut | recruit; A soldier of the lowest rank in the... |
| 5 | French | recreute | — |
| 6 | French | recrue | recruit |
| 7 | Old French | recreu | — |
| 8 | Old French | recreistre | — |