Etymology

nyctophilia

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Today it means: Love of the night; attraction (sometimes sexual) to night or darkness. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā) ← English nycto-
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The story

  1. Englishnycto-
  2. Ancient Greekφῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)
  3. English todaynyctophilia

From nycto- (“night”) + -philia.

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