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Where does “-filia” come from?

-filia (Italian) 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...

-filia (Italian): -philia; -phily

Definitions

  1. -philia; -phily

Ancestry of “-filia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφιλίαfriendship, love, affection, fondness;...
2Ancient GreekἉρμονία—
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 “-filia”

  • paedophilia
  • emofilia
  • eliofilia
  • anglofilia
  • parafilia
  • claustrofilia
  • tedescofilia
  • xenofilia
  • cinofilia
  • neofilia
  • biofilia
  • polifilia
  • algofilia
  • germanofilia
  • erinnofilia
  • acquariofilia
  • idrofilia
  • gerontofilia
  • cinefilia
  • neutrofilia
  • zoofilia
  • bibliofilia
  • termofilia
  • pedofilia
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