Etymology

koinophilia

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Ancient Greek κοινός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκοινός“common, general”
  2. English todaykoinophilia

Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common, general”), and -philia.

Words from the same roots

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