Where does “haphephobia” come from?

haphephobia (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἁφή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

haphephobia (English): The fear of being touched

Definitions

  1. The fear of being touched

Ancestry of “haphephobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἁφήlighting, kindling; touch, sense of touch; grip
2Ancient Greek-ήsuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
3Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “haphephobia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →