Etymology

Islamomisia

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Today it means: Hatred of Islam or Muslims. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μῖσος (mîsos) ← Proto-Indo-European *mēwdʰ- ← English Islamo-
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  1. Arabicأَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama)
  2. Arabicإِسْلَام (ʔislām)
  3. EnglishIslam
  4. EnglishIslamo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*mēwdʰ-
  6. Ancient Greekμῖσος (mîsos)
  7. English todayIslamomisia

From Islamo- + -misia, from Ancient Greek μῑσέω (mīséō, “to hate”) or μῖσος (mîsos, “hatred”), coined as an alternative to Islamophobia.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμῑσέω all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.