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Where does “ornithophobe” come from?

ornithophobe (English) comes from English phobe, from English -phobe, from French -phobe, from Ancient Greek Φόβος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

ornithophobe (English): One who exhibits ornithophobia, the fear of birds

Definitions

  1. One who exhibits ornithophobia, the fear of birds

Ancestry of “ornithophobe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphobeA person who experiences a phobia
2English-phobeUsed to form nouns denoting a person having a...
3French-phobe—
4Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run
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