English
Islamomisia
Islamomisia comes from Ancient Greek μῑσέω ‘to hate’, and goes back to μῖσος ‘hatred’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμῖσος‘hatred’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμῑσέωmīséō‘to hate’
- EnglishtodayIslamomisia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμῖσος‘hatred’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμῑσέωmīséō‘to hate’
- EnglishtodayIslamomisia
Formed from Islamo + misia
The story
From Islamo- + -misia, from Ancient Greek μῑσέω (mīséō, “to hate”) or μῖσος (mîsos, “hatred”), coined as an alternative to Islamophobia.
Every English word from Ancient Greek μῖσος
Today it means
noun Hatred of Islam or Muslims.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek μῖσος / Islamomisia