English
aulophobia
Aulophobia comes from Ancient Greek αὐλός ‘flute’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlós ‘something hollow, hollowed out’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewlós‘something hollow, hollowed out’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*aulósreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαὐλόςaulós‘flute’
- Englishearliest quotation 2018aulophobia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewlós‘something hollow, hollowed out’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*aulósreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαὐλόςaulós‘flute’
- Englishearliest quotation 2018aulophobia
Earliest quotation: 2018, Melissa Mignogna, Phobias: Fight or flight from the flutes explained.: “Some people are terrified of something most would consider…”
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlós
Today it means
noun The fear of flutes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlós / aulophobia