Etymograph

English

heliophobia

From helio- + -phobia.

A compound of helio- + -phobia

Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ ‘sun’

Proto-Hellenic *hāwélios ‘sun’

Ancient Greek ἥλιος ‘sun’

English helio-

Today it means

noun Fear of sunlight; dislike and strenuous avoidance of direct sunlight (and, in some cases, all sunlight).

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

Etymograph / heliophobia