Etymology

gingerphobia

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Today it means: Fear, dislike, or hatred of people with red hair. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰógʷos ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰógʷos
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The story

  1. Proto-Dravidian*wēr
  2. Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)
  3. Ancient Greekζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)
  4. Latinzingiberi
  5. Late Latingingiber
  6. Proto-West Germanic*gingiberō
  7. Old Englishgingifer
  8. Old Frenchgingembreinflu.
  9. Middle Englishgingivere
  10. Middle Englishgingere
  11. Englishginger
  12. Proto-Indo-European*bʰógʷos
  13. Proto-Hellenic*pʰógʷos
  14. Ancient Greekφόβος (phóbos)
  15. English todaygingerphobia

From ginger + -phobia.

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