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Where does “anti-homosexualism” come from?

anti-homosexualism (English) comes from English homosexualism, from English homosexual, from German homosexual, from German homo-, from German homosexuell, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον, from Ancient Greek φιλία — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

anti-homosexualism (English): Homophobia; prejudice against homosexual people

Definitions

  1. Homophobia; prejudice against homosexual people

Ancestry of “anti-homosexualism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhomosexualismHomosexuality, the state of being homosexual
2EnglishhomosexualPossessing sexual and/or emotional attraction...
3Germanhomosexual—
4Germanhomo-homo-
5Germanhomosexuellhomosexual
6Ancient Greekὁμόςsame, common, joint
7Ancient Greekφύλον—
8Ancient Greekφιλίαfriendship, love, affection, fondness;...
9Ancient GreekἉρμονία—
10Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
11Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
12Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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