Where does “-phily” come from?

-phily (English) comes 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...

-phily (English): liking for; tendency towards

Definitions

  1. liking for; tendency towards

Ancestry of “-phily”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-phily”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία →
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