Where does “bathophobia” come from?

bathophobia (English) comes from English batho-, from Ancient Greek βαθύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- — to sink, submerge; to tread, wade.

bathophobia (English): The fear of volumes with large depths such as...

Definitions

  1. The fear of volumes with large depths such as...

Ancestry of “bathophobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbatho-deep
2Ancient Greekβαθύςbeing a large vertical distance from: high, deep;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂dʰ-to sink, submerge; to tread, wade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek βαθύς →Every word from English batho- →
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