Etymology

ranidaphobia

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Today it means: The fear of frogs, or both frogs and toads. Full definition →

First used 20th c.Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰógʷos ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰógʷos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰógʷos
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pʰógʷos
  3. Ancient Greekφόβος (phóbos)
  4. English todayranidaphobia

From Translingual Ranidae + English -phobia.

First known use, by meaning

  • 20th c. The fear of frogs, or both frogs and toads.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.