Where does “ässäfobia” come from?

ässäfobia (Finnish) comes from Finnish ässä, from Swedish ass, from Middle Low German es, from Old French as, from Vulgar Latin *as, from Latin habes, from Arabic حَبَش — Abyssinian; Abysinnian.

ässäfobia (Finnish): acephobia hatred of asexuality

Definitions

  1. acephobia hatred of asexuality

Ancestry of “ässäfobia”, step by step

ässäfobia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ässä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishässäess; ace
2SwedishassA-flat; an insured letter; Abbreviation of...
3Middle Low Germanes
4Old Frenchasa score of one on a die; second-person singular...
5Vulgar Latin*as
6Latinhabessecond-person singular present active indicative...
7ArabicحَبَشAbyssinian; Abysinnian

via Finnish fobia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfobiaphobia
2Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run
Every word from Arabic حَبَشEvery word from Latin habesEvery word from Vulgar Latin *as
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