Etymology

teratophilia

te·ra·to·phil·ia
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Today it means: A paraphilia characterized by attraction to monsters. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā) ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s ← English terato-
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The story

  1. Englishterato-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-o-s
  4. Ancient Greekφῐ́λος (phĭ́los)
  5. Ancient Greekφῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)
  6. English todayteratophilia

From terato- + -philia.

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