-phobic
English
/-ˈfoʊbɪk/
suffix
Definitions
- Used to form adjectives indicating a fear of a specific thing.
- Used to form adjectives indicating a dislike or aversion.
- Used as a synonym of -phobe to form nouns.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek φόβος (fear, panic flight, phobia) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ- (run, flee).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰegʷ-
Gloss
run, flee
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
走
Emoji
🎽 🏃 🏃♀️ 🏃♂️ 💨
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gelotophobia English
- melophobia English
- phobia English
- thanato- English
- thanatophobic English
- zoo- English
- zoophobic English
- fobofobia Finnish
- -phobus Latin
- ablutio Latin
- claustrum Latin
- phobia Latin
- Phobie German
- -phobie French
- phobie French
- -φοβία Ancient Greek
- Δηΐφοβος Ancient Greek
- βλέννος Ancient Greek
- τρῦπα Ancient Greek
- φέβομαι Ancient Greek
- φοβερός Ancient Greek
- φόβος Ancient Greek
- ἄφοβος Ancient Greek
- ἱπποφοβάς Ancient Greek
- ὁμίχλη Ancient Greek
- *bʰegʷ Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰegʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰogʷéyeti Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰégʷeti Proto-Indo-European
- fobia Portuguese
- fobia Polish
- -fob Norwegian Nynorsk
- fobi Norwegian Nynorsk
- -fóbach Irish
- *běgati Proto-Slavic
- *běžati Proto-Slavic
- φόβος Greek (modern)
- dëboj Albanian