Where does “hodophobia” come from?
hodophobia (English) comes from English -phobia, from Ancient Greek Φόβος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.
hodophobia (English): A morbid fear of travel
Ancestry of “hodophobia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -phobia | Used to form nouns meaning fear of a specific... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Φόβος | mythological personification of fear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰegʷ- | to flee; to run |