Where does “Islamophobia” come from?

Islamophobia is an English compound of Islam and -phobia, from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, fear) and φέβομαι (phébommai), tracing to Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- meaning to flee or be afraid.

Islamophobia (English): Fear or hatred of Islam or Muslims

Definitions

  1. Fear or hatred of Islam or Muslims

Ancestry of “Islamophobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIslamo-Pertaining to Islam or Muslims
2English‐o‐—
3Latin‐o‐—
4Ancient Greek-ό-—

Words derived from “Islamophobia”

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