English
chrematophobia
Chrematophobia comes from Ancient Greek χρῆμα ‘money’, from χρᾰ́ομαι ‘want, need’, and ultimately from χρή ‘have to’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχρή‘have to’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχρᾰ́ομαι‘want, need’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχρῆμαkhrêma‘money’
- Englishearliest quotation 1999chrematophobia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχρή‘have to’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχρᾰ́ομαι‘want, need’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχρῆμαkhrêma‘money’
- Englishearliest quotation 1999chrematophobia
Earliest quotation: 1999, David L. Weiner, Gilbert M. Hefter: “In other words, they are "cheap," and if fear…”
Formed from -phobia
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow (of plants?)’
green, grow, grass, herb, groom, arbor, gourmet, graze, yerba, greedily, ambergris, 17 more
Today it means
noun The fear of money, spending money, or having too much or not enough money.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek χρή / chrematophobia