Etymology

hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia

Today it means: An irrational fear of the number 666. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἑξακόσιοι
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἑξακόσιοι“six hundred”
  2. English todayhexakosioihexekontahexaphobia

Ancient Greek ἑξακόσιοι (hexakósioi, “six hundred”) + ἑξήκοντα (hexḗkonta, “sixty”) + ἕξ (héx, “six”) + -phobia

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἑξακόσιοι all →

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