Where does “anglofobia” come from?
anglofobia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese fobia, from French phobie, from Ancient Greek Φόβος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.
anglofobia (Portuguese): Anglophobia
Ancestry of “anglofobia”, step by step
anglofobia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese fobia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | fobia | phobia |
| 2 | French | phobie | phobia |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Φόβος | mythological personification of fear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰegʷ- | to flee; to run |
via Portuguese anglo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | anglo | Related to the Angles or the English; Angle; an... |
| 2 | Latin | Anglii | the Angles |
| 3 | Latin | anglus | Angle, Anglian, Englishman |