Where does “hoplophobe” come from?

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

hoplophobe (English): Someone who has an irrational fear of guns

Definitions

  1. Someone who has an irrational fear of guns

Ancestry of “hoplophobe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-phobeUsed to form nouns denoting a person having a...
2French-phobephobic
3Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Φόβος →Every word from English -phobe →