φόβος
phóbos
“fear, panic”
12 words in English grow from this root.
Acrophobia
Mindἄκρονákron
“dread of high points”
Agoraphobia
Mindἀγοράagorá
“fear of the assembly place”
Arachnophobia
Mindἀράχνηarákhnē
“fear of spiders”
Homophobia
Politicsὁμόςhomós
“fear of the same”
Hydrophobia
Medicineὕδωρhýdōr
“fear of water”
Hydrophobic
Scienceὕδωρhýdōr
“water-fearing”
Nyctophobia
Mindνύξ, νυκτόςnýx, nyktós
“fear of night”
Phobia
Medicineφόβοςphóbos
“a fear”
Phobos
Earthφόβοςphóbos
“panic”
Photophobia
Medicineφῶς, φωτόςphôs, phōtós
“aversion to light”
Thanatophobia
Mindθάνατοςthánatos
“fear of death”
Xenophobia
Politicsξένοςxénos
“fear of strangers”