Etymology

acousticophobia

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Today it means: Fear of noise. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰógʷos ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰógʷos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
  5. Proto-Hellenic*akóuhō
  6. Ancient Greekἀκούω (akoúō)
  7. Ancient Greekᾰ̓κουστῐκός (ăkoustĭkós)
  8. Medieval Latinacousticus
  9. Englishacoustic
  10. Proto-Indo-European*bʰógʷos
  11. Proto-Hellenic*pʰógʷos
  12. Ancient Greekφόβος (phóbos)
  13. English todayacousticophobia

From acoustic + -o- + -phobia.

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