Where does “aviophobia” come from?
aviophobia (English) comes from French avion, from Latin avis, from English avifauna, from Latin fauna — animals.
aviophobia (English): Fear of flying
Ancestry of “aviophobia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | avion | aeroplane |
| 2 | Latin | avis | a bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of... |
| 3 | English | avifauna | The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting... |
| 4 | Latin | fauna | animals |