Etymology

Phobetor

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Today it means: In Ovid's Metamorphoses, one of the thousand sons of Somnus (Sleep). Full definition →

Ancient Greek Φοβήτωρ
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΦοβήτωρ“frightener”
  2. English todayPhobetor

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φοβήτωρ (Phobḗtōr, “frightener”).

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