Etymology

-philia

phil·ia

Today it means: Used to form nouns meaning liking, love (for something). Full definition →

Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā) ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-o-s
  3. Ancient Greekφῐ́λος (phĭ́los)
  4. Ancient Greekφῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)
  5. English today-philia

From Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, “(fraternal) love”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekφιλία all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.