Where does “gynophobia” come from?

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

gynophobia (English): Fear or hatred of women

Definitions

  1. Fear or hatred of women

Ancestry of “gynophobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-phobiaUsed to form nouns meaning fear of a specific...
2Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run

Words derived from “gynophobia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Φόβος →Every word from English -phobia →
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