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
- The fear of volumes with large depths such as...
Ancestry of “bathophobia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | batho- | deep |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βαθύς | being a large vertical distance from: high, deep;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₂dʰ- | to sink, submerge; to tread, wade |