Where does “arabophile” come from?

arabophile (French) comes from French arabe, from Latin Arabs, from Ancient Greek Ἄραψ, from Arabic عَرَب, from Arabic عَرَبَ — to flow sharply.

arabophile (French): arabophilic

Definitions

  1. arabophilic

Ancestry of “arabophile”, step by step

arabophile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French arabe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrencharabeArabic; Arabic language
2LatinArabsan Arab; Arabian
3Ancient GreekἌραψArab; Arabian
4ArabicعَرَبArabs; Arab
5Arabicعَرَبَto flow sharply

via English Arabo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishArabo—
Every word from Arabic عَرَبَ →Every word from Arabic عَرَب →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄραψ →