Where does “spheksophobia” come from?

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

spheksophobia (English): Fear of wasps

Definitions

  1. Fear of wasps

Ancestry of “spheksophobia”, step by step

spheksophobia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Phobia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPhobiaAn irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something)
2Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run

via Ancient Greek σφήξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσφήξwasp
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Φόβος →Every word from English Phobia →
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