arithmophobia

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂reh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-éyti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂rey-der.

Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós)bor.

English arithmo-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ-

Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der.

Latin

New Latinbor.

English -phobia

English arithmophobia

From arithmo- + -phobia.

Noun

arithmophobia (uncountable)

1. The irrational fear of numbers or arithmetic.
   • 2020 August, Rajendra Kunwar, “MATHEMATICS PHOBIA: CAUSES, SYMPTOMS AND WAYS TO OVERCOME”, in International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts‎^[1], volume 8, number 8, →ISSN, archived from the original on 14 June 2024, page 820:

     The specific mathematics phobia which is basically comes due to the arithmetic or fear of numbers. Such phobia is called arithmophobia or numerophobia. The words arithmophobia and numerophobia both have Greek origins where the root word stands for 'numbers', and 'phobos' meaning 'deep dislike or fear'.

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