Where does “logophobia” come from?

logophobia (English) comes from English logo-, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

logophobia (English): Fear of words or of talking

Definitions

  1. Fear of words or of talking

Ancestry of “logophobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlogo-word; speech
2Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek λόγος →