'antipolemist' originates from Modern English, specifically formed from the prefix 'anti-' and the word 'polemist', where 'anti-' meant 'against' and 'polemist' derives from Greek 'polem-' meaning 'war, conflict'.

'antipolemist' changed from the combination of the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek via Latin/Modern English) and the noun 'polemist' (from Medieval Latin/Old French forms derived from Greek 'polemistes'/'polem-' ), and eventually became the modern English formation 'antipolemist'.

Initially, the elements meant 'against' and 'one engaged in dispute/war'; over time the combined formation came to mean specifically 'a person opposed to polemics' (i.e., opposed to argumentative controversy).