Etymology

pediculophobia

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Today it means: A morbid fear of lice. Full definition →

Latin pēdīculus
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed frompēdīculus“louse”
  2. English todaypediculophobia

From Latin pēdīculus (“louse”) + -phobia.

Words from the same roots

Latinpēdīculus all →

pediclepediculosispediculicidepediculus

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