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Where does “kakorrhaphiophobic” come from?

kakorrhaphiophobic (English) comes from English kakorrhaphiophobia, from Ancient Greek κακορραφία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

kakorrhaphiophobic (English): Of or pertaining to kakorrhaphiophobia

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to kakorrhaphiophobia

Ancestry of “kakorrhaphiophobic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkakorrhaphiophobiaThe abnormal fear of failure or defeat
2Ancient GreekκακορραφίαScheming, evil planning
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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