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Where does “homofóbico” come from?

homofóbico (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese homofobia, from Portuguese homo-, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον, from Ancient Greek φιλία, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

homofóbico (Portuguese): homophobic; homophobe

Definitions

  1. homophobic; homophobe

Ancestry of “homofóbico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesehomofobiahomophobia
2Portuguesehomo-homo-
3Ancient Greekὁμόςsame, common, joint
4Ancient Greekφύλον—
5Ancient Greekφιλίαfriendship, love, affection, fondness;...
6Ancient GreekἉρμονία—
7Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “homofóbico”

  • anti-homofóbico
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