Where does “antivampire” come from?

antivampire (English) comes from English vampire, from French vampire, from German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь — vampire.

antivampire (English): Opposing or countering vampires

Definitions

  1. Opposing or countering vampires

Ancestry of “antivampire”, step by step

antivampire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vampire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvampireA mythological undead creature said to feed on...
2Frenchvampirevampire
3GermanVampirvampire
4Serbo-Croatianvàmpīrvampire
5Proto-Slavicǫpyrьvampire

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-Slavic ǫpyrь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr →Every word from German Vampir →