Where does “potamophobia” come from?

potamophobia (English) comes from English potamo-, from Ancient Greek Ποταμός, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

potamophobia (English): A morbid fear of rivers

Definitions

  1. A morbid fear of rivers

Ancestry of “potamophobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpotamo-river
2Ancient GreekΠοταμόςriver, stream
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ποταμός →Every word from English potamo- →