Where does “anglofilo” come from?
anglofilo (Italian) comes from Italian filo, from Latin phylum, from Ancient Greek φῦλον, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
anglofilo (Italian): anglophilic; anglophile
Definitions
- anglophilic; anglophile
Ancestry of “anglofilo”, step by step
anglofilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian filo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | filo | thread; yarn; string |
| 2 | Latin | phylum | phylum |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φῦλον | a set of people or other beings; sex; nation,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Italian Anglo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Anglo | Angle |