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Where does “-filie” come from?

-filie (Dutch) comes from French -philie, from Ancient Greek φιλία, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “-filie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-philie-philia
2Ancient Greekφιλίαfriendship, love, affection, fondness;...
3Ancient GreekἉρμονία—
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-filie”

  • homofilie
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