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Where does “φιλανθρωπία” come from?

φιλανθρωπία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “φιλανθρωπία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
2Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
3Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “φιλανθρωπία”

  • anthropology
  • philanthropy
  • anthropological
  • philanthropist
  • philanthropistic
  • anthropologist
  • philanthropoid
  • theophilanthropist
  • anthropogenic
  • aphilanthropy
  • anthropomorphic
  • polyanthropy
  • filantropie
  • anthropocentric
  • filantropia
  • anthropomorphism
  • φιλανθρωπία
  • misanthropy
  • philanthropia
  • anthropoid
  • Anthropos
  • anthropologically
  • paleoanthropology
  • anthroposophy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →