Where does “arachnophobie” come from?

arachnophobie (French) comes from French -phobie, from Ancient Greek Φόβος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

arachnophobie (French): arachnophobia

Definitions

  1. arachnophobia

Ancestry of “arachnophobie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-phobie-phobia
2Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run

Words derived from “arachnophobie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Φόβος →Every word from French -phobie →