Etymology

teratophiliac

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Today it means: Someone who is sexually attracted to deformed and/or monstrous people. Full definition →

English teratophilia ← Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā) ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s
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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. Englishteratophilia
  7. English todayteratophiliac

From teratophilia + -ac.

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