myEtymology.com: English etymology of xenophobe

Etymology of the English word xenophobe

the English word xenophobe

derived from the Greek word xenophobe

using the Greek prefix xeno-

derived from the Greek word xenos, ξένος (foreign (literally, alien, or figuratively, novel); by implication, a guest or (vice-versa) entertainer)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghos-ti-

using the Greek suffix -phobe

using the English prefix xeno-

derived from the Latin prefix xeno-

derived from the Greek prefix xeno-

derived from the Greek word xenos, ξένος (foreign (literally, alien, or figuratively, novel); by implication, a guest or (vice-versa) entertainer)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghos-ti-

using the English suffix -phobe

The earliest known usage of xenophobe in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English