Etymology

philauty

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Ancient Greek φιλαυτία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφιλαυτία“self-love, self-regard”
  2. English todayphilauty

Based on Ancient Greek φιλαυτία (philautía, “self-love, self-regard”), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”) and αὐτός (autós, “self”).

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