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Where does “bibliofobia” come from?

bibliofobia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -fobia, 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...

bibliofobia (Portuguese): bibliophobia

Definitions

  1. bibliophobia

Ancestry of “bibliofobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-fobia-phobia
2Ancient Greek-φοβίαfear; -phobia
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →