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What is the origin of the word Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words. The root of the word is Latin sesquipedalis, which meant “a foot and a half long”, a portmanteau of sesqui (one of my favorite Latin words, meaning “1.5”) and pedalis (“pertaining to feet”). Phobia we all know as “an irrational fear”.
What is short for Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?
Fear of Long Words Phobia – Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. Phobos stands for morbid fear.
Does anyone actually have Aibohphobia?
You might think it’s a bit mean to name the phobia after the thing the person fears, and you might be right, but it’s certainly not the only one. Aibohphobia is the (unofficial) fear of palindromes, which are words that read the same front and back and, you guessed it, the word itself is a palindrome.
Who invented Aibohphobia?
‘ But who started this crazy craze in English? Why, none other than Elizabethan playwright and poet Ben Jonson. Out of his humour, the bankside bard and sometime pal of Shakespeare coined this term from the Greek words palin, meaning ‘again’ and dromos, meaning ‘way,’ though he never claimed to have invented the form.
What is the meaning of Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia literally means the hippopotamus and monster-related fear of very long words. As a 15-syllable word, the term itself is likely to panic those who suffer from the disorder. As a result, many experts have challenged its use, arguing that the term mocks its sufferers.
Is Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia a real word?
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is considered to be a specific phobia, which is discussed on the home page. The word consists of 36 letters. It is a combination of elements (Greek and Latin) that form a word which is likely to induce the fear it denotes.
What is the etymology of phobia?
Word Origin and History for -phobia. word-forming element meaning “excessive or irrational fear of,” from Latin -phobia and directly from Greek -phobia “panic fear of,” from phobos “fear” (see phobia). In widespread popular use with native words from c.1800.