Where does “halitophobia” come from?
halitophobia (English) comes from English halitosis, from Ancient Greek νόσος, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
halitophobia (English): A morbid fear of having bad breath
Definitions
- A morbid fear of having bad breath
Ancestry of “halitophobia”, step by step
halitophobia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English halitosis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | halitosis | The condition of having stale or foul-smelling... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | νόσος | sickness, disease, illness; plague; misery,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |