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Where does “Homophobie” come from?

Homophobie (German) comes from German homo-, from German homosexuell, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον, from Ancient Greek φιλία, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Homophobie (German): homophobia

Definitions

  1. homophobia

Ancestry of “Homophobie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhomo-homo-
2Germanhomosexuellhomosexual
3Ancient Greekὁμόςsame, common, joint
4Ancient Greekφύλον—
5Ancient Greekφιλίαfriendship, love, affection, fondness;...
6Ancient GreekἉρμονία—
7Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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