Where does “arachnofobia” come from?

arachnofobia (Polish) comes from Polish -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...

arachnofobia (Polish): arachnophobia

Definitions

  1. arachnophobia

Ancestry of “arachnofobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-fobiaphobia
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 Polish -fobia →