Etymology

taphophobia

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Today it means: a fear of being buried alive Full definition →

Ancient Greek τάφος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτάφος“grave”
  2. English todaytaphophobia

From Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, “grave”), + -phobia.

Words from the same roots

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