English
acerophobia
Acerophobia comes from Latin acerbus ‘sour’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *akriðos.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*akriðosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacerbus‘sour’
- Englishearliest quotation 2016acerophobia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*akriðosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacerbus‘sour’
- Englishearliest quotation 2016acerophobia
Earliest quotation: 2016, Fear or Love - you choose.: “This weekend is Halloween. Halloween means Holy evening, the…”
Linked words
through Latin acerbus ‘sour’
Today it means
noun A fear of or aversion to sourness or sour things.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *akriðos / acerophobia