Where does “fobia” come from?

fobia (Polish) comes from Ancient Greek φόβος, from Ancient Greek φέβεσθαι, from Ancient Greek φέβομαι, from Proto-Hellenic pʰégʷomai, from Proto-Indo-European bʰégʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

fobia (Polish): phobia

Definitions

  1. phobia

Ancestry of “fobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφόβοςfear, terror, alarm, fright, panic; the act of...
2Ancient Greekφέβεσθαι—
3Ancient GreekφέβομαιI am put to flight, I flee
4Proto-Hellenicpʰégʷomai—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰégʷeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run

Words derived from “fobia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰégʷeti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pʰégʷomai →