Where does “triskaidekaphobia” come from?
triskaidekaphobia (English) comes from English triskaideka-, from Ancient Greek τρεισκαίδεκα, from Ancient Greek δέκα, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
triskaidekaphobia (English): Fear or dislike of the number thirteen
Definitions
- Fear or dislike of the number thirteen
Ancestry of “triskaidekaphobia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | triskaideka- | API; thirteen |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρεισκαίδεκα | thirteen |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δέκα | ten |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |