Etymology

Islamophilia

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Today it means: Love or admiration of (the values of) Islam or of Islamic civilization. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā) ← 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 Greekφῐ́λος (phĭ́los)
  8. Ancient Greekφῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)
  9. English todayIslamophilia

From Islamo- + -philia.

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