English
odynophobia
Odynophobia comes from Ancient Greek ὀδύνη ‘pain of body’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὀδύνηodúnē‘pain of body’
- Englishtodayodynophobia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὀδύνηodúnē‘pain of body’
- Englishtodayodynophobia
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- ‘to eat’
eat, et, anna, ana, obesity, edible, ent, fret, etch, phage, esca, 20 more
through Ancient Greek ὀδύνη ‘pain of body’
Today it means
noun A pathological fear of pain.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ὀδύνη / odynophobia