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Where does “Asiaphobia” come from?

Asiaphobia (English) comes from English Asia, from Middle English Asia, from Latin Āsia, from Ancient Greek Ἀσία, from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊, from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 — northwest Anatolia.

Asiaphobia (English): Fear, hate, or dislike of Asians and those of...

Definitions

  1. Fear, hate, or dislike of Asians and those of...

Ancestry of “Asiaphobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAsia—
2Middle EnglishAsia—
3LatinĀsia—
4Ancient GreekἈσίαAsia Minor; Asia; Asia
5Mycenaean Greek𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the...
6Hittite𒀸𒋗𒉿northwest Anatolia
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