Where does “akrofobi” come from?

akrofobi (Turkish) comes from French acrophobie, from French -phobie, from Ancient Greek Φόβος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

akrofobi (Turkish): acrophobia

Definitions

  1. acrophobia

Ancestry of “akrofobi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchacrophobieacrophobia
2French-phobie-phobia
3Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Φόβος →Every word from French -phobie →