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Where does “Americanophobia” come from?

Americanophobia (English) comes from English american, from English -n, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Americanophobia (English): fear of or aversion to Americans

Definitions

  1. fear of or aversion to Americans

Ancestry of “Americanophobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishamerican—
2English-nAlternative form of -en; API; Alternative form of...
3Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
4Proto-Norse-īna-—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →