Where does “fóbiás” come from?
fóbiás (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fóbia, from Latin phobia, from Ancient Greek Φόβος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.
fóbiás (Hungarian): phobic
Ancestry of “fóbiás”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | fóbia | phobia |
| 2 | Latin | phobia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Φόβος | mythological personification of fear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰegʷ- | to flee; to run |