Where does “apeirophobia” come from?

apeirophobia (English) comes from English apeiro-, from Ancient Greek ἄπειρος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

apeirophobia (English): The fear of infinity or infinite things

Definitions

  1. The fear of infinity or infinite things

Ancestry of “apeirophobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishapeiro-infinite
2Ancient Greekἄπειροςwithout trial or experience, not used to,...
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →