Etymology

gastrophilism

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Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos) ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s ← English gastro-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gres-
  2. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́ω (grắō)
  3. Ancient Greekγᾰστήρ (găstḗr)
  4. Englishgastro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-o-s
  7. Ancient Greekφίλος (phílos)
  8. English todaygastrophilism

From gastro- + -philism. First attested in the 1810s.

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