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 Mar 12 2006, 08:04 PM
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Those names come from greek. Latin usually doesn´t make use of the letter "k".
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Mar 12 2006, 09:31 PM
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Hex is just short for hexadecimal which means base 16. There are more phobias at phobialist.com. And the weird names do come from roots in other languages (sometimes Latin and Greek), much like in scientific nomenclature. I'll post a few here and break them down:
QUOTE Acousticophobia- Fear of noise Acoustico = Acoustic = sound or noiseQUOTE Aerophobia- Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances. Aero = airQUOTE Agoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets. Fear of leaving a safe place. Agora = public square or market in ancient Greek citiesQUOTE Arachnephobia or Arachnophobia- Fear of spiders. Spiders are arachnidsQUOTE Hydrophobia- Fear of water or of rabies. Hydro is a prefix meaning water, which explains the first. Rabies also causes hydrophobia, so hydrophobophobia is basically the fear of fear of water.Hydrophobophobia- Fear of rabies. The rest make sense, too, even the weird ones, if you find out enough about the roots. |
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Mar 12 2006, 09:59 PM
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Well i have one fear since I was a kid Thanatophobia the fear of death let just say I'm not to fond it .
This has to funny as hell to see "Diplophobia" fear of double vision, imagine someone having double vision and that fear Im sorry but I would have to laugh at that one. but yeah by the looks of it alot of latin is being used in some of these. |
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Mar 12 2006, 11:09 PM
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they should have something like fear of 9/11 or something. I've been seeing like at random times the number 9 11 on the digital clocks and stuff. its just weird. like i would turn over and see it. lol..
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Mar 13 2006, 02:48 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 135 Joined: 1-December 05 From: Minnesoooota Member No.: 15,201 |
Just had to add this one:
Russophobia - fear of Russian people  Wow, if you have that, than stay away from me. Blegh!!! Hehe, lol. |
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Mar 13 2006, 03:23 AM
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Wow, so many phobias! I'd hate to be around someone with Sinistrophobia (fear of objects on the left side of body/left-handed), since I'm left handed...One thing that I find funny about one phobia, is the fear of long words. It's called Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. Someone with that phobia would be afraid of the name, itself. I'd hate to have some of those phobias that I saw on the list at phobialist.com. I wouldn't be able to deal with most of them. To me, some of those just don't seem like they'd be possible, but I guess they could be...
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Mar 13 2006, 03:28 AM
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Newbie [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 18 Joined: 11-March 06 From: Winterpeg Member No.: 19,841 |
QUOTE(Hamtaro) QUOTE(Mortanis) I think a lot of them are made using latin or greek terms... Hex is something for six. Latin for six is (don't laugh, if you do, you're immature) sex. one = unus two = duos three = tres four = quattor five = quinque six = sex seven = septem eight = octo nine = novem ten = decem So, yeah, a Latin scholar you are. Actually, just found out Hex is greek So I was right.EDIT: damn, I just noticed all the posts above me... I was responding to the guy who said I wasn't a latin scholar... This post has been edited by Mortanis: Mar 13 2006, 04:28 AM |
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Mar 14 2006, 01:28 PM
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QUOTE(NovaTerra @ Mar 12 2006, 06:31 PM)  Latin for six is (don't laugh, if you do, you're immature) sex. one = unus two = duos three = tres four = quattor five = quinque six = sex seven = septem eight = octo nine = novem ten = decem So, yeah, a Latin scholar you are. jk lkklllllllllllllllllllllllll |
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Mar 16 2006, 07:26 PM
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Ephebiphobia — Fear/dislike of teenagers < that's funny lol! I know there are lots of weird phobias but I'm quite lucky because I know some Greek and I understand the names. Like phobia means fear or whatever.
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