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Phobia comes from the Greek φόβος, phóbos, meaning fear or morbid fear.
The language is Greek.

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It comes from the Greek phobos, meaning "fear".

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What language dos the word phobia come from?

greek


What language does the word phobia come from?

Phobia comes from the Greek φόβος, phóbos, meaning fear or morbid fear.The language is Greek.


Which greek god did the word phobia come from?

Phobis, the god of fear.


What is the shortest phobia word?

I think it's acrophobia


Words with the root word arachne?

ArachnophobiaArachno is the prefix or stem of the word, while phobia is the suffix.


A sentence with the word phobia?

I don't have a phobia except for writing 'that' particular word.


Fear of ladders?

I, suffering from this same phobia, had to come up with the word for it myself. I call it Invertophobia.


Where did the word bacteriophobia come from?

"phobia" means fear; as a suffix it implies fear of the root word, so "bacteriophobia" means "fear of bacteria"


Is Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcano... the longest phobia word?

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is not a phobia word its a lung disease but it is still the longest word in the world.


What Greek Myth does phobia come from?

It is not really a myth. Phobos is the personification of horror. He is a son of Ares and minor demigod who would often accompany his father into battle. It is from his name that the word Phobia comes from.


What is the fear of being defective?

For those of you who may not know what the word """Defective""" means. The word itself is an adjective which means "Imperfect or faulty". I myself, suffering from this type of phobia, have come up with my own name for it. Elattomaphobia. The word Elattoma is the greek word for "Defect". And phobia meaning "Irrational Fear".


Is there a phobia of blank word documents?

yes, all things have a phobia