Where does “papaphobia” come from?

papaphobia (English) comes from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

papaphobia (English): the pathological fear of the pope or the papacy

Definitions

the pathological fear of the pope or the papacy

Ancestry of “papaphobia”, step by step

papaphobia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin papa

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	papa	an infant's cry for food; father; bishop
2	Ancient Greek	παπᾶς	priest
3	Old Norse	súla	pillar, column
4	Proto-Germanic	sūliz	beam, post; column, pillar
5	Proto-Indo-European	ḱsewl-	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	ḱsew-	to scrape, shave, sharpen

via English Phobia

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Phobia	An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something)
2	Ancient Greek	Φόβος	mythological personification of fear
3	Proto-Indo-European	bʰegʷ-	to flee; to run

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūliz →