Where does “araknofobia” come from?

araknofobia (Finnish) comes from Finnish fobia, from Ancient Greek Φόβος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

araknofobia (Finnish): arachnophobia

Definitions

  1. arachnophobia

Ancestry of “araknofobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfobiaphobia
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 Finnish fobia →