Etymology of the English word zoophobia
the English word
zoophobiausing the English prefix
zoo-derived from the Greek word
zoon, ζῶον (animal; a live thing; an animal)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷei- (to live)
using the English suffix
-phobiaderived from the Latin suffix
-phobiaderived from the Greek suffix
-phobia, -φοβία, -ϕοβία
derived from the Greek word
phobeomai, ϕοβέομαι
Usage
Word found in Modern English
