Where does “scotophobia” come from?

scotophobia (English) comes from English scoto-, from Ancient Greek σκότος, from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

scotophobia (English): Fear of darkness

Definitions

  1. Fear of darkness

Ancestry of “scotophobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishscoto-darkness
2Ancient Greekσκότοςdarkness, gloom
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₃tos—
4Proto-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 →