Where does “ataxophobia” come from?

ataxophobia (English) comes from English taxo-, from Ancient Greek τάξις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

ataxophobia (English): Abnormal fear or dislike of messiness, often...

Definitions

  1. Abnormal fear or dislike of messiness, often...

Ancestry of “ataxophobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtaxo-order, arrangement
2Ancient Greekτάξιςarrangement, ordering; battle array, order of...
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek τάξις
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