Where does “-philie” come from?

-philie (French) 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...

-philie (French): -philia

Definitions

  1. -philia

Ancestry of “-philie”, 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 “-philie”

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