'anemophobia' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'ánemos', where 'ánemos' meant 'wind', combined with 'phobos' meaning 'fear'.

'anemophobia' was formed from the Greek combining forms 'anemo-' and '-phobia' used in Modern Latin/Neo-Latin coinages for medical/psychological terms and eventually entered English as 'anemophobia'.

Initially, it meant 'fear of wind', and over time this meaning has remained largely the same.