Where does “hemophobia” come from?

hemophobia (English) comes from English hemo-, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

hemophobia (English): Fear of blood

Definitions

  1. Fear of blood

Ancestry of “hemophobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhemo-Alternative spelling of haemo-; blood
2Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
3Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Latin globus →Every word from Ancient Greek αἷμα →