Where does “xenophob” come from?
xenophob (German) comes from German -phob, from Latin -phobus, from Ancient Greek Φόβος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.
xenophob (German): xenophobic
Ancestry of “xenophob”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | -phob | -phobic |
| 2 | Latin | -phobus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Φόβος | mythological personification of fear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰegʷ- | to flee; to run |