Etymology

theophobist

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Today it means: A person who hates religion. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Hellenic*tʰehós
  2. Ancient Greekθεός (theós)
  3. Ancient Greekθεο- (theo-)
  4. Latintheo-
  5. Englishtheo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰógʷos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*pʰógʷos
  8. Ancient Greekφόβος (phóbos)
  9. English todaytheophobist

From theo- + -phobe + -ist.

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