Etymology

koumpounophobia

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Greek κουμπί
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  1. Greek · derived fromκουμπί
  2. English todaykoumpounophobia

Modern Greek κουμπί (koumpí) + -phobia. The anomalous first element may be from a related form such as κουμπώνω (koumpóno), a verb.

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