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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

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