Where does “samhainophobe” come from?
samhainophobe (English) comes from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy, from English methoxy, from English oxy-, from English oxygen, from French oxygène — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
samhainophobe (English): One who exhibits samhainophobia; one who is afraid of Halloween
Definitions
- One who exhibits samhainophobia; one who is afraid of Halloween
Ancestry of “samhainophobe”, step by step
samhainophobe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ‐o‐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 2 | English | -prim | Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as |
| 3 | English | trimethoprim | A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and... |
| 4 | English | trimethoxy | Three methoxy groups in a molecule |
| 5 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 6 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 7 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 8 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English Samhain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Samhain | A holiday, falling on the night of 31 October to 1 November, celebrated by the ancient Celts and by modern neo-pagans as the beginning of winter and the new year, and a time during which the spirits of the dead could return to the earth |
| 2 | Irish | Samhain | November |
| 3 | Old Irish | Samain | Halloween |
| 4 | Tagalog | -in | Verb suffix; Adjective-forming suffix: prone to,... |
| 5 | Tagalog | aghimo | technique |
| 6 | Tagalog | agham | science |
| 7 | Sanskrit | आगम | something handed down through tradition; theory,... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | आ- | up, upon, on |
| 9 | Sanskrit | आ | separated form of आ-; With senses determined by... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *HáH | — |