Where does “haphephobic” come from?

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

haphephobic (English): Suffering from haphephobia

Definitions

  1. Suffering from haphephobia

Ancestry of “haphephobic”, step by step

haphephobic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English haphephobia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhaphephobiaThe fear of being touched
2Ancient Greekἁφήlighting, kindling; touch, sense of touch; grip
3Ancient Greeksuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
4Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from Ancient Greek Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ