Where does “tedescofobia” come from?
tedescofobia (Italian) comes from Italian tedesco, from Latin theodiscus, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
tedescofobia (Italian): Germanophobia
Ancestry of “tedescofobia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | tedesco | German; of Germany; German language; German... |
| 2 | Latin | theodiscus | of or pertaining to the language of the people;... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |