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Where does “Anglophobe” come from?

Anglophobe (English) comes from English -phobe, from French -phobe, from Ancient Greek Φόβος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

Anglophobe (English): A person who hates or fears England, its people...

Definitions

  1. A person who hates or fears England, its people...

Ancestry of “Anglophobe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-phobeUsed to form nouns denoting a person having a...
2French-phobe—
3Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run
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