Where does “numerophobia” come from?

numerophobia (English) comes from English numero-, from Latin numerus, from Proto-Italic nomezos, from Proto-Indo-European némesos.

numerophobia (English): The hatred or fear of numbers

Definitions

  1. The hatred or fear of numbers

Ancestry of “numerophobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishnumero-The combining form of number
2Latinnumerusnumber; collection, quantity; rank, position
3Proto-Italicnomezos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannémesos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European némesos →Every word from Proto-Italic nomezos →Every word from Latin numerus →