Where does “pyrophobe” come from?

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

pyrophobe (English): A person who is afraid of fire

Definitions

  1. A person who is afraid of fire

Ancestry of “pyrophobe”, step by step

pyrophobe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English phobe

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

via English pyro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpyroa pyromaniac; pyrocellulose; pyrotechnician
2Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Φόβος →Every word from English -phobe →