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Where does “uxorophobia” come from?

uxorophobia (English) comes from Latin uxor, from Proto-Italic uksōr — wife.

uxorophobia (English): An inordinate fear of one's own wife, or of wives

Definitions

  1. An inordinate fear of one's own wife, or of wives

Ancestry of “uxorophobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinuxora wife, a spouse, a consort
2Proto-Italicuksōrwife
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