Where does “Sinophobia” come from?

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

Sinophobia (English): Hostility or aversion to Chinese people or...

Definitions

  1. Hostility or aversion to Chinese people or...

Ancestry of “Sinophobia”, step by step

Sinophobia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Phobia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPhobiaAn irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something)
2Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run

via English Sino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSino
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ-