Etymology

cenosilicaphobia

Today it means: The fear of having an empty glass when drinking. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κενός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκενός“empty”
  2. English todaycenosilicaphobia

From Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”) + silica (glass) + -phobia.

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