Etymology

Islamophile

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Today it means: One (especially one who is not an adherent of Islam) who loves Islam, Muslims or Islamic culture. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos) ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s ← English Islamo-
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  1. Arabicأَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama)
  2. Arabicإِسْلَام (ʔislām)
  3. EnglishIslam
  4. EnglishIslamo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-o-s
  7. Ancient Greekφίλος (phílos)
  8. English todayIslamophile

From Islamo- + -phile.

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