Where does “scotomaphobia” come from?

scotomaphobia (English) comes from English scotoma, from Latin scotoma, from Ancient Greek σκότωμα, from Ancient Greek σκότος, from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

scotomaphobia (English): Fear of blindness; fear of spots in one's visual...

Definitions

  1. Fear of blindness; fear of spots in one's visual...

Ancestry of “scotomaphobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscotomaAn area of impaired or lost vision within a field...
2Latinscotoma—
3Ancient Greekσκότωμαdizziness
4Ancient Greekσκότοςdarkness, gloom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₃tos—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos →Every word from Ancient Greek σκότος →