English

ergophobia

From ergo- + -phobia.

Formed from ergo + phobia

Latin ergō

Middle English ergo ‘thus, consequently, ergo’

English ergo

Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ- ‘to run, flee’

Proto-Indo-European *bʰógʷos

Proto-Hellenic *pʰógʷos

Ancient Greek φόβος ‘fear’

Today it means

noun An irrational fear of or aversion to work

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / ergophobia