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Where does “audiophilia” come from?

audiophilia (English) comes from English philia, 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...

audiophilia (English): An interest in high fidelity sound reproduction...

Definitions

  1. An interest in high fidelity sound reproduction...

Ancestry of “audiophilia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishphiliafriendship; liking; a psychological disorder...
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...
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