Etymology

scotophobia

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Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰógʷos ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰógʷos
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scotophobia · noun1

  1. Englishscoto-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰógʷos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰógʷos
  4. Ancient Greekφόβος (phóbos)
  5. English todayscotophobia

From scoto- + -phobia.

Scotophobia · noun2

From Scoto- + -phobia.

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