Where does “-fobia” come from?

-fobia (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek -φοβία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

-fobia (Italian): -phobia

Definitions

  1. -phobia

Ancestry of “-fobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-φοβίαfear; -phobia
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-fobia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek -φοβία →