Where does “deipnophobia” come from?

deipnophobia (English) comes from English deipno-, from Ancient Greek δειπνο-, from Ancient Greek δεῖπνον — meal; food, provender.

deipnophobia (English): A fear of banquets or dinner parties

Definitions

  1. A fear of banquets or dinner parties

Ancestry of “deipnophobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdeipno-Dinner, banquet
2Ancient Greekδειπνο-deipno-, dinner-
3Ancient Greekδεῖπνονmeal; food, provender
Every word from Ancient Greek δεῖπνον →Every word from English deipno- →Every word from Ancient Greek δειπνο- →