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Where does “urophilia” come from?

urophilia (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...

urophilia (English): Undinism, a fetish for or sexual dependency on...

Definitions

  1. Undinism, a fetish for or sexual dependency on...

Ancestry of “urophilia”, 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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