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

Definitions

  1. phobic

Ancestry of “fóbiás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfóbiaphobia
2Latinphobia—
3Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Φόβος →Every word from Latin phobia →