Where does “nostophobia” come from?

nostophobia (English) comes from Ancient Greek νόστος, from Ancient Greek -τος, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

nostophobia (English): A fear of, or aversion to, returning to one's...

Definitions

  1. A fear of, or aversion to, returning to one's...

Ancestry of “nostophobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνόστοςthe act of reaching a place: journey, arrival;...
2Ancient Greek-τοςCreates perfective passive verbal adjectives;...
3Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →