Where does “gejfobio” come from?
gejfobio (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto gejo, from English Gay, from English Queen, from Middle English quene, from Old English cwene, from Old English cwēn, from Proto-West Germanic kwāni, from Proto-Germanic kwēniz — woman.
gejfobio (Esperanto): homophobia
Definitions
- homophobia
Ancestry of “gejfobio”, step by step
gejfobio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto gejo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | gejo | gay, homosexual |
| 2 | English | Gay | originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person |
| 3 | English | Queen | A title used before the personal name of a queen |
| 4 | Middle English | quene | A queen; Any powerful woman noble; A female... |
| 5 | Old English | cwene | a woman; inflection of cwēn: ##... |
| 6 | Old English | cwēn | queen; woman, wife, queen |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | kwāni | woman, wife |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kwēniz | wife |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |