Etymology of the English word acrophobia
the English word
acrophobiausing the English prefix
acro-derived from the Late Greek word
akros, ἄκρος (extremity)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ak-using the English suffix
-phobiaderived from the Latin suffix
-phobiaderived from the Greek suffix
-phobia, -φοβία, -ϕοβία
derived from the Greek word
phobeomai, ϕοβέομαι
Date
The earliest known usage of acrophobia in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
