Etymograph

English

pseudophobia

From pseudo- + phobia.

Formed from pseudo- + phobia

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

English pseudo-

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

Proto-Indo-European *bʰógʷos

Proto-Hellenic *pʰógʷos

Ancient Greek φόβος ‘fear’

English phobia

Today it means

noun A purported phobia whose existence is uncorroborated.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pseudophobia”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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