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Etymology of -phobe

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰógʷos Proto-Hellenic *pʰógʷos Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos)der. French -phobeder. English -phobe From French -phobe, from Latin -phobus, from Attic Greek -φόβος (-phóbos), combining f

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suffix

Used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing. · Used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or dislikes a type of person, thing, etc.

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰógʷos Proto-Hellenic *pʰógʷos Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos)der. French -phobeder. English -phobe From French -phobe, from Latin -phobus, from Attic Greek -φόβος (-phóbos), combining form of φόβος (phóbos), ablaut variant of φέβεσθαι (phébesthai), middle infinitive of φέβομαι (phébomai), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ-. Cognates include Russian бегать (begatʹ, “run, flee”), Slovak bežať (“run”), Polish biec (“run”), Lithuanian bėgti (“run”), Albanian dëboj (“throw out, drive away, expel, banish”). Compare German -phob.

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