Etymograph

English

homophobia

From homo- (short for and prefix of homosexual) + -phobia.

Formed from homo-homosexual> + -phobia

The story

Coined by American psychologist George Weinberg in 1971 in Society and the Healthy Homosexual.

Today it means

noun Hatred, fear, aversion, or prejudice towards homosexuals.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / homophobia