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Where does “-phobe” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-phobe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run

Words derived from “-phobe”

  • chromophobe
  • phobe
  • hydrophobe
  • xenophobe
  • Anglophobe
  • technophobe
  • Russophobe
  • Francophobe
  • hydrophobin
  • Islamophobe
  • germophobe
  • Austrophobe
  • arachnophobe
  • computerphobe
  • Negrophobe
  • Europhobe
  • acrophobe
  • lyophobe
  • Celtophobe
  • Sinophobe
  • aerophobe
  • ailurophobe
  • Americanophobe
  • neophobe
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