English
altophobia
Altophobia comes from Latin altus ‘high’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘grow, nourish’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘grow, nourish’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eltósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*altosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaltus‘high’
- Englishtodayaltophobia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘grow, nourish’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eltósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*altosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaltus‘high’
- Englishtodayaltophobia
Formed from altus ‘high’ + -o- + -phobia
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘grow, nourish’
as, all, else, adult, el, element, ultimate, alien, ellen, ultra, outrage, alternate, ou, qualification, alumni, alter, adolescent, abolish, alpine, alias, alum, alimony, proletariat, alp, retaliate, ulterior, alibi, parallax, altruism, coalesce, foetal, aad, althea, withal, 64 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós
old, elder, auld, eld, 14 more
through Latin altus ‘high’
altitude, altar, alt, haughty, haut, exalt, altimeter, 13 more
Today it means
noun Fear of heights.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- / altophobia