Etymology

antigayism

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Today it means: Homophobia. Full definition →

English gay ← Middle English gay ← Old French gai
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰengʰ-
  8. Proto-Germanic*ganhuz
  9. Old Occitangai
  10. Old Frenchgai
  11. Middle Englishgay
  12. Englishgay
  13. English todayantigayism

From anti- + gay + -ism.

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