Where does “trichophobia” come from?

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

trichophobia (English): A morbid fear of hair or diseases affecting the...

Definitions

  1. A morbid fear of hair or diseases affecting the...

Ancestry of “trichophobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPhobiaAn irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something)
2Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Φόβος →Every word from English Phobia →