Where does “trypophobia” come from?

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

trypophobia (English): An irrational or obsessive fear of irregular...

Definitions

  1. An irrational or obsessive fear of irregular...

Ancestry of “trypophobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-phobiaUsed to form nouns meaning fear of a specific...
2Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run

Words derived from “trypophobia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Φόβος →Every word from English -phobia →