Where does “eikosioctophobia” come from?

eikosioctophobia (English) comes from Ancient Greek εἴκοσι, from Proto-Hellenic ewīkəti, from Proto-Indo-European wídḱm̥ti, from Proto-Indo-European dwidḱómt, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

eikosioctophobia (English): Fear of the number twenty-eight

Definitions

  1. Fear of the number twenty-eight

Ancestry of “eikosioctophobia”, step by step

eikosioctophobia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek εἴκοσι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεἴκοσιtwenty
2Proto-Hellenicewīkəti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwídḱm̥titwenty
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwidḱómt—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

via Ancient Greek ὀκτώ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀκτώeight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwidḱómt →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wídḱm̥ti →