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- Ancient Greek · derived fromφιλόδοξος“opinion-loving”
- Middle French · derived fromphilodoxe
- English todayphilodox
From Middle French philodoxe, from Ancient Greek φιλόδοξος (philódoxos, “opinion-loving”), compound of φίλο- (phílo-, “beloved”) + δόξα (dóxa, “glory; opinion”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.