Where does “fóbia” come from?

fóbia (Hungarian) comes from Latin phobia, from Ancient Greek Φόβος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

fóbia (Hungarian): phobia

Definitions

  1. phobia

Ancestry of “fóbia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinphobia—
2Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run

Words derived from “fóbia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Φόβος →Every word from Latin phobia →