Where does “fotofobia” come from?

fotofobia (Italian) comes from Italian foto-, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

fotofobia (Italian): photophobia

Definitions

  1. photophobia

Ancestry of “fotofobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfoto-photo-
2Ancient Greekφωτο-
3Ancient GreekφῶςAttic form of φᾰ́ος
4Proto-Hellenicpʰáos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂os
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-
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