Etymology

automatonophobia

Today it means: Fear of humanlike figures, such as mannequins, wax figures, statues, dummies, animatronics, or robots. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰógʷos ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰógʷos
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  1. Englishautomaton
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰógʷos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰógʷos
  4. Ancient Greekφόβος (phóbos)
  5. English todayautomatonophobia

From automaton + -o- + -phobia.

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