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Where does “homophobia” come from?

Homophobia derives from English homosexual and Ancient Greek φόβος (fear), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots for same and fear.

homophobia (English): Fear of, dislike of, or prejudice against...

Definitions

  1. Fear of, dislike of, or prejudice against...

Ancestry of “homophobia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “homophobia”

  • antihomophobia
  • homophobiaphobia
  • homofobia
  • antihomofobia
  • homofóbico
  • homofòbia
  • ホモフォビア
  • homofobie
  • 호모포비아
  • homofobia
  • homofobie
  • հոմոֆոբիա
  • hómófóbía
  • โฮโมโฟเบีย
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