Where does “megalophobia” come from?

megalophobia (English) comes from English megalo-, from Ancient Greek μεγάλος, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

megalophobia (English): The fear of large objects

Definitions

  1. The fear of large objects

Ancestry of “megalophobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmegalo-large, great or exaggerated
2Ancient Greekμεγάλοςmasculine singular nominative of μέγας
3Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from English megalo- →