Where does “acrofobia” come from?

acrofobia (Italian) comes from Italian -fobia, 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...

acrofobia (Italian): acrophobia

Definitions

  1. acrophobia

Ancestry of “acrofobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-fobia-phobia
2Ancient Greek-φοβίαfear; -phobia
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Italian -fobia →