Where does “taphephobia” come from?
taphephobia (English) comes from English taphophobia, from Ancient Greek τάφος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
taphephobia (English): Alternative spelling of taphophobia
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of taphophobia
Ancestry of “taphephobia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | taphophobia | a fear of being buried alive |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τάφος | funeral rites, burial, funeral, wake; tomb,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |