Where does “ξενοφιλία” come from?
ξενοφιλία (Greek) comes from Greek φιλία, 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...
ξενοφιλία (Greek): xenophilia
Definitions
- xenophilia
Ancestry of “ξενοφιλία”, step by step
ξενοφιλία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek φιλία
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | φιλία | friendship, companionship |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φιλία | friendship, love, affection, fondness;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἁρμονία | Harmonia |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Greek ξένος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | ξένος | foreigner, alien; stranger; guest |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ξένος | foreign; strange, unusual; of parties giving or... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαύνω | drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |