Triskaidekaphobia (from Greek tris meaning `3`, kai meaning `and`, deka meaning `10` and phobos meaning `fear` or `morbid fear`) is fear of the number {num|13} and avoidance to use it; it is a superstition and related to a specific fear of Friday the 13th, called paraskevidekatriaphobia (from Παρασκευή Paraskevi, Greek for Frida... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triskaidekaphobia
<psychology> Superstitious dread of the number thirteen. ... Origin: G. Triskaideka, thirteen, + phobos, fear ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Triskaidekaphobia: Fear of the number 13. Written reference to this fear dates to the late 1800s. The term triskaidekaphobia appeared in the early 1900s. It is not easy to pronounce unless one speaks Greek. From treiskaideka, the Greek word for thirteen + phobia, fear of = a fear of thirteen. Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=20283