Where does “androfilia” come from?

androfilia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese andro-, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.

androfilia (Portuguese): androphilia

Definitions

  1. androphilia

Ancestry of “androfilia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseandro-andro- indicating humans
2Ancient Greekἀνδρόςgenitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man
3Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
4Proto-Hellenic*anḗrman
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός →