Etymology

xenophobia

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Today it means: A fear, antipathy, or hatred of strangers or foreigners. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Hellenic*ksénwos
  2. Ancient Greekξένϝος (xénwos)
  3. Ancient Greekξένος (xénos)
  4. Englishxeno-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰógʷos
  6. Proto-Hellenic*pʰógʷos
  7. Ancient Greekφόβος (phóbos)
  8. English todayxenophobia

From xeno- + -phobia.

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