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Where does “-philie” come from?

-philie (German) comes from French -philie, 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 (German): -philia

Definitions

  1. -philia

Ancestry of “-philie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-philie-philia
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...

Words derived from “-philie”

  • Biophilie
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