Where does “neofobia” come from?

neofobia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese fobia, from French phobie, from Ancient Greek Φόβος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

neofobia (Portuguese): neophobia aversion to all progress, to all innovations

Definitions

  1. neophobia aversion to all progress, to all innovations

Ancestry of “neofobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefobiaphobia
2Frenchphobiephobia
3Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run

Words derived from “neofobia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Φόβος →Every word from French phobie →