Teleophobie
German
editEtymology
editCoined by biologist Karl Ernst von Baer in the 1860s. Equivalent to Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “purpose”) + -φοβία (-phobía, “-phobia”).
Noun
editTeleophobie f (genitive Teleophobie, no plural)
- (philosophy) teleophobia
- 1874 August 10, letter Anton Dohrn to von Baer (quoted by and translated by American Philosophical Society[1]):
- […] auch habe ich wiederholt den Protest gegen die Teleophobie
- […] I have also read the protest against teleophobia repeatedly
- 1874 August 10, letter Anton Dohrn to von Baer (quoted by and translated by American Philosophical Society[1]):
Declension
editDeclension of Teleophobie [sg-only, feminine]
Descendants
edit- → Dutch: teleophobie
- → English: teleophobia