Etymology

homichlophobia

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Today it means: The fear of fog. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὁμίχλη
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφόβος“fear”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromὁμίχλη“mist, fog”
  3. English todayhomichlophobia

From Ancient Greek ὁμίχλη (homíkhlē, “mist, fog”) + New Latin -phobia, from Latin, from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

Words from the same roots

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