Where does “verbophobia” come from?

verbophobia (English) comes from Latin verbum, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

verbophobia (English): A fear of words

Definitions

  1. A fear of words

Ancestry of “verbophobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinverbumword; proverb, saying; verb
2Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek λόγος →