Where does “gamofob” come from?

gamofob (Romanian) comes from English gamophobe, from English -phobe, from French -phobe, from Ancient Greek Φόβος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

gamofob (Romanian): gamophobe

Definitions

  1. gamophobe

Ancestry of “gamofob”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgamophobeOne who has gamophobia
2English-phobeUsed to form nouns denoting a person having a...
3French-phobephobic
4Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ-Every word from Ancient Greek ΦόβοςEvery word from English -phobe
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