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Where does “spanophilia” come from?

spanophilia (English) comes from Ancient Greek σπᾰνός — rare, scarce.

spanophilia (English): Love of the rare

Definitions

  1. Love of the rare

Ancestry of “spanophilia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσπᾰνόςrare, scarce
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