Where does “pathophobia” come from?

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

pathophobia (English): fear of disease

Definitions

  1. fear of disease

Ancestry of “pathophobia”, step by step

pathophobia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Phobia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPhobiaAn irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something)
2Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run

via English patho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpatho—

Words derived from “pathophobia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Φόβος →Every word from English Phobia →