Where does “pharmacophobia” come from?

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

pharmacophobia (English): The irrational fear or avoidance of a medicine,...

Definitions

  1. The irrational fear or avoidance of a medicine,...

Ancestry of “pharmacophobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPhobiaAn irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something)
2Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Φόβος →Every word from English Phobia →
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