Etymology

motorphobia

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Today it means: Fear or dislike of automobiles or riding in one. Full definition →

English motor ← Middle English motour ← Latin mōtor
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The story

  1. Latinmōtor
  2. Middle Englishmotour
  3. Englishmotor
  4. English todaymotorphobia

From motor + -phobia.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.