Where does “-фоб” come from?

-фоб (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek Φόβος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

-фоб (Russian): -phobe

Definitions

  1. -phobe

Ancestry of “-фоб”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-фоб”

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