Talk:Omalonumerophobia/@comment-120.29.74.145-20151025174948

How does quod mean "even", in context with or similar to how "even" applies to numbers divisible by 2? Quod is from Latin with a sense in meaning of the word "what". It may come closest to meaning "even" in the sense that the word quod can mean "although", though this definition does not relate to how "even" is applied to numbers.

The word "even" is from Middle English, from Old English efen meaning "equal, like (as in characteristically similar), impartial, and level (as in flat, smooth, aligned). The context is that a number divided by 2 has no remainder in even numbers. There are several word stems from Greek that share or closely relates to the meaning, yet perhaps the stem that most closely relates to the concept in question is omal(o)-, from Greek ομαλος "even, level, equal". Thus, omalonumerophobia is probably a better word for fear of even numbers.