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claustrum
Latin · ancient
"an enclosed place"
a bolt, a bar, an enclosed place
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Stage 2 of 3
phobos
Greek · ancient
"fear"
fear, panic
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Stage 3 of 3
claustrophobia
English · 1879
"fear of enclosed spaces"
coined by combining Latin claustrum (enclosed place) with Greek phobos (fear)
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