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Where does “Lusophobe” come from?

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

Lusophobe (English): That hates the Portuguese language or culture

Definitions

  1. That hates the Portuguese language or culture

Ancestry of “Lusophobe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphobeA person who experiences a phobia
2English-phobeUsed to form nouns denoting a person having a...
3French-phobe—
4Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run
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