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Where does “-fobia” come from?

-fobia (Portuguese) comes from Ancient Greek -φοβία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

-fobia (Portuguese): -phobia

Definitions

  1. -phobia

Ancestry of “-fobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-φοβίαfear; -phobia
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-fobia”

  • anglofobia
  • tanatofobia
  • xenofobia
  • algofobia
  • afrofobia
  • arabofobia
  • acarofobia
  • eurofobia
  • zoofobia
  • gordofobia
  • aerofobia
  • bibliofobia
  • anti-homofobia
  • transfobia
  • antropofobia
  • americanofobia
  • androfobia
  • homofobia
  • necrofobia
  • ornitofobia
  • anti-homofóbico
  • homofóbico
  • acrofobia
  • claustrofobia
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