Etymology

antlophobia

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Today it means: The fear of floods or inundation. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄντλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄντλος“hold of a ship; bilgewater”
  2. English todayantlophobia

Presumably from Ancient Greek ἄντλος (ántlos, “hold of a ship; bilgewater”), also defined in LSJ as "a flood of water" + -phobia.

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