Where does “ксенофо́б” come from?

ксенофо́б (Russian) comes from Russian -фоб, from Ancient Greek Φόβος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

ксенофо́б (Russian): xenophobe

Definitions

  1. xenophobe

Ancestry of “ксенофо́б”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-фоб-phobe
2Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run

Words derived from “ксенофо́б

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ-Every word from Ancient Greek ΦόβοςEvery word from Russian -фоб
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