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Where does “anti-homophobe” come from?

anti-homophobe (English) comes from English homophobe, from English homophobia, from English homo-, from English homologue, from French homologue, from Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

anti-homophobe (English): one who is opposed to homophobia

Definitions

  1. one who is opposed to homophobia

Ancestry of “anti-homophobe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhomophobeA person who is prejudiced against homosexuals...
2EnglishhomophobiaFear of, dislike of, or prejudice against...
3Englishhomo-same; Of or pertaining to homosexuals or...
4EnglishhomologueSomething homologous; a homologous organ or part,...
5Frenchhomologuehomologous; counterpart; inflection of homologuer...
6Ancient Greekὁμόλογοςin agreement; agreeing, of one mind
7Ancient Greekὁμόςsame, common, joint
8Ancient Greekφύλον—
9Ancient Greekφιλίαfriendship, love, affection, fondness;...
10Ancient GreekἉρμονία—
11Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
12Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
13Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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