Etymology

Hellenophilia

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Today it means: A love of Greece and Greek culture, whether ancient or modern. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἙλλάς“Greece”
  2. English todayHellenophilia

From Helleno- + -philia, from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás, “Greece”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekἙλλάς all →

HellenicHellasHellenophile

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