anti-mexican

The word is a modern English compound formed by directly attaching the classical prefix "anti-" to the established adjective "Mexican." The prefix "anti-" originates from the Ancient Greek preposition "antí," meaning "against" or "opposite," which entered English via Latin and French. The adjective "Mexican" derives from "Mexico," the name of the country, which itself comes from the Nahuatl "Mēxihco," referring to the heartland of the Aztec Empire. Therefore, "anti-Mexican" literally constructs a meaning of "being against or opposed to that which pertains to Mexico," crystallizing into a term describing prejudice or hostility.

Structure: anti (against) + mexican (of Mexico) - anti: From Greek, via Latin and French. A prefix meaning "against," "opposite of," or "preventing." - mexican: A proper adjective derived from "Mexico," the country name, plus the English adjectival suffix "-an," meaning "of or relating to."