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phasmophobia
Phasmophobia comes from Ancient Greek φάσμα ‘Appearance, phenomenon’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to shine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰh₂-n-yé-tireconstructedthematic yé-present of *bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰáňňō‘to appear’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφαίνω‘to bring to light, to cause to appear’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφάσμα‘Appearance, phenomenon’
- Englishearliest quotation 2008phasmophobia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to shine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰh₂-n-yé-tireconstructedthematic yé-present of *bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰáňňō‘to appear’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφαίνω‘to bring to light, to cause to appear’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφάσμα‘Appearance, phenomenon’
- Englishearliest quotation 2008phasmophobia
Earliest quotation: 2008, E a Bucchianeri, Faust: My Soul Be Damned for the World: “He also suffered from hypsophobia, a certain fear of…”
Formed from φάσμα + -phobia
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine’
focus, phone, professor, fuel, ben, famous, favor, favourite, ban, fate, fame, profession, fatal, bee, fairy, fabulous, photographer, abandon, infant, confession, confess, beacon, beck, symphony, boon, eff, fab, fay, bane, fable, foyer, banish, buoy, nefarious, profess, prophetic, bene, banal, infamy, beek, 115 more
through Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō ‘to appear’
through Ancient Greek φαίνω ‘to bring to light, to cause to appear’
fantasy, fancy, phenomenon, emphasis, phantom, epiphany, fantasia, phenomenology, phenomenally, phenol, phenom, tryptophan, phantasm, 40 more
Today it means
noun The fear of ghosts/supernatural beings.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- / phasmophobia